grinding stone

noun

A stone tool, used with a quern, to grind cereals.

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Meanings

noungrinding stone (plural grinding stones)

plural grinding stones

  1. A stone tool, used with a quern, to grind cereals.
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    2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)https://web.archive.org/web/20150212214621/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text Circular dwellings, grinding stones, stone tools—its village relics date back an astonishing 12,000 years, deep into our nomadic Stone Age.

Translations

German Mahlstein, Reibstein
  • Mahlsteintool
  • Reibsteintool
  • Handmühletool
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APA

grinding stone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grinding%20stone

MLA

“grinding stone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grinding%20stone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grinding stone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grinding%20stone.

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