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burrstones

burrstones is the plural of burrstone.

Meaning of burrstone

Noun

burrstone (countable and uncountable, plural burrstones)

  1. A tough, silicified limestone formerly used to make millstones, typified by the presence of multiple cavities that originally housed fossilized shells.
    Synonyms:
    buhr, burr millstone

Questions about burrstones

What is burrstones the plural of?
Burrstones is the plural of burrstone.

Words near burrstones in the dictionary

  1. Burrowye
  2. burrs
  3. burrs in one's saddle
  4. burrs under one's saddle
  5. burrstone
  6. burrstones
  7. Burrton
  8. Burruel
  9. Burruels
  10. Burrumbeet
  11. Burrumbuttock

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