rynd

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noun

A piece of iron crossing the hole in the upper millstone, by which the stone is supported on the spindle.

OriginMiddle English rynd ← Middle Dutch rijn ← Middle Low German rîn →
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Meanings

nounrynd (plural rynds)

plural rynds · alternative rhynd

  1. historicalA piece of iron crossing the hole in the upper millstone, by which the stone is supported on the spindle.

Origin

  1. Middle Low Germanrîn
  2. Middle Dutchrijn
  3. Middle Englishrynd
  4. Englishrynd

From Middle English rynd, rynde, ryne, from Middle Dutch rijn, rine (“rynd”) or Middle Low German rîn, rîne (“rynd”).

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APA

rynd. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rynd

MLA

“rynd.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rynd. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rynd,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rynd.

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