quernstone

English

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Etymology

From quern +‎ stoneCategory:English compound terms#QUERNSTONE. From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#QUERNSTONECategory:English terms derived from Middle English#QUERNSTONE querneston, whernston, from Old EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Old English#QUERNSTONECategory:English terms derived from Old English#QUERNSTONE cweornstān, from Proto-GermanicCategory:English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#QUERNSTONECategory:English terms derived from Proto-Germanic#QUERNSTONE *kwernōstainaz. Cognate with Old High German quirnstein and Old Norse kvernsteinn.

Noun

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  1. Either of a pair of stones used for grinding material by hand.
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