burstone
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burstone — /ˈbɜstoʊn/ (say berstohn) noun 1. Geology any of various siliceous rocks used for millstones. 2. a millstone of such material. Also, buhr, buhrstone, burrstone. {bur(r)5 + stone} …
burstone — variant of buhrstone * * * /berr stohn /, n. 1. any of various siliceous rocks used for millstones. 2. a millstone of such material. Also, buhrstone, burrstone. Also called buhr, burr. [BUR(R)4 + STONE] … Useful english dictionary
buhrstone — noun also burrstone or burstone ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ Etymology: buhrstone, alteration of burrstone, burstone, probably from burr, bur + stone 1. : a siliceous rock used as a material for millstones 2. : a millstone cut from buhrstone * * * buhrs … Useful english dictionary
Shenandoah Valley Railroad (N&W) — Shenandoah Valley Railroad was a line completed on June 19, 1882 extending up the Shenandoah Valley from Hagerstown, Maryland USA through the West Virginia panhandle into Virginia to reach Roanoke, Virginia and a connection with the Norfolk and… … Wikipedia
Tartrate resistant acid phosphatase — is a glycosylated monomeric metalloenzyme expressed in mammals.cite journal | author = Baumbach GA, Saunders PT, Ketcham CM, Bazer FW, Roberts RM | title = Uteroferrin contains complex and high mannose type oligosaccharides when synthesized in… … Wikipedia
buhr — /berr/, n. 1. burr1 (def. 1). 2. burr4. 3. burstone. * * * … Universalium
buhrstone — /berr stohn /, n. burstone. * * * … Universalium
burr — burr1 /berr/, n. 1. Also, buhr. a protruding, ragged edge raised on the surface of metal during drilling, shearing, punching, or engraving. 2. a rough or irregular protuberance on any object, as on a tree. 3. a small, hand held, power driven… … Universalium
burrstone — /berr stohn /, n. burstone. * * * … Universalium
stone-ground — /stohn grownd /, adj. (of wheat or other grain) ground between millstones, esp. those made of burstone, so as to retain the whole of the grain and preserve nutritional content. [1900 05] * * * … Universalium
