buhrstone
noun
- a hard, siliceous rock used to make millstones
- a millstone cut from such a rock
See buhrstone in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also burr·stone (bûrˈstōnˌ)
noun A tough, silicified limestone formerly used to make millstones. It is typified by the presence of multiple cavities that originally housed fossilized shells.
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