MILLSTONE

PRONUNCIATION: (MIL-stohn)

MEANING: noun:
1. One of a pair of round stones used for grinding grain.
2. A heavy burden or source of distress, especially one that’s hard to get rid of.

ETYMOLOGY: From Old English mylenstan (millstone), from Latin mola (mill, grindstone), from molere (to grind). Earliest documented use: before 1150.
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MILLSTINE - Russian-American violinist, died in 1992 at the age of 90, known for his renditions of Bach

WILLSTONE - a rock placed on your last testament to keep the pages from blowing away

MILLI-STONE- about a sixth of an ounce (1 stone = 14 pounds = 168 ounces)