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hard as the nether millstone

hard as the nether millstone adjective: very callous or hardhearted.

Adjective

hard as the nether millstone (not comparable)

  1. (archaic, simile) Very callous or hardhearted.

Origin of hard as the nether millstone

A reference to a Biblical passage, Job 41:24.

Questions about hard as the nether millstone

What does hard as the nether millstone mean?
Hard as the nether millstone means very callous or hardhearted.
What part of speech is hard as the nether millstone?
Hard as the nether millstone is an adjective.

Words near hard as the nether millstone in the dictionary

  1. hard as brazil
  2. hard as Chinese algebra
  3. hard as Chinese arithmetic
  4. hard as iron
  5. hard as nails
  6. hard as the nether millstone
  7. hard ask
  8. hard at it
  9. hard at work
  10. hard atheism
  11. hard atheist

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