Millstone
[mil-stohn] /ˈmɪlˌstoʊn/
noun
1.
either of a pair of circular stones between which grain or another substance is ground, as in a mill.
2.
anything that grinds or crushes.
3.
any heavy mental or emotional burden (often used in the phrase a millstone around one’s neck).
/ˈmɪlˌstəʊn/
noun
1.
one of a pair of heavy flat disc-shaped stones that are rotated one against the other to grind grain
2.
a heavy burden, such as a responsibility or obligation: his debts were a millstone round his neck
n.
Old English mylenstan, from mill (n.1) + stone (n.). Figurative sense of “a burden” (1720) is from Matt. xviii:6.
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