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burstone

or ܳ·ٴDzԱ, ܰ·ٴDzԱ

[ bur-stohn ]

noun

  1. any of various siliceous rocks used for millstones.
  2. a millstone of such material.


burstone

/ ˈɜːˌəʊ /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of buhrstone
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His farm was at Burstone in Wingrave.

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Jabez, 526 Burr, Aaron, 123 Burstone mills, 637 Burton, Robert, 543, 557; q.,

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For manufacturing purposes, burstone mills were for many years exclusively employed, especially one first known as the Prentiss & Page, and later as the Page mill.

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With the march of improvement, burstone mills went into the discard.

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