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Meanings of grindstone in English

Portuguese
rebolo
Spanish
afiladora
Catalan
roda d'esmolar

Round sharpening stone used for grinding or sharpening ferrous tools.

        rebolo
        Synonyms
        Examples for "grinder"
        Examples for "grinder"
        1
        They use a stone grinder from India that's used to grind dahl.
        Cooking for geeks: real science, great hacks, and good food
        2
        Mich bought me a new grinder and couldn't work out the attachments.
        The South African
        3
        Like any other serious espresso bar, we used a conical burr grinder.
        Roast mortem
        4
        Chop uncooked tough meat very fine; put it twice through a grinder.
        Made-Over Dishes
        5
        Put the raisins and oranges through the meat grinder, after removing seeds.
        Things Mother Used to Make / A Collection of Old Time Recipes, S...
        1
        It is wonderful what a sharpener of the poor wits hunger is!
        A Rough Shaking
        2
        The last thing I took from my bag was my pencil sharpener.
        The thirteenth tale: a novel
        3
        One by one, I inserted the lead ends into the sharpener.
        The thirteenth tale: a novel
        4
        They have paper and colored pencils and even a little sharpener.
        The whole world: a novel
        5
        The notes seemed to keep time to the hand of the sickle- sharpener.
        The Pomp of the Lavilettes, Volume 2
        Usage of grindstone in English
        1
        And he handed over the goose, and took the grindstone in receipt.
        Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories / The Young Folks Treasu...
        2
        They might be more careful not to leave the grindstone in water.
        Put Yourself in His Place
        3
        Dimple was down the hill, working the foot pedal on a grindstone.
        The marrowbone marble company
        4
        On these the Democrats are placed with their noses on the grindstone.
        Fifty Years of Public Service / Personal Recollections of Shelby...
        5
        The dogged fool, to keep his nose on the grindstone like that.
        Twilight in Italy
        6
        Holds his own nose to the grindstone like a real little lamb.
        With the Procession
        7
        I expect my nose will be at the grindstone all my life.
        Lizzy Glenn; Or, The Trials of a Seamstress
        8
        The pottery when cold may be dressed on a grindstone if necessary.
        On Laboratory Arts
        9
        England stuck their noses to the grindstone while Australia grafted away diligently.
        The Irish Times
        10
        So I've had my nose on the grindstone all my life long.
        Analyzing Character / The New Science of Judging Men; Misfits in...
        11
        You might lend us a grindstone, if you have one to spare.
        The High School Boys' Canoe Club
        12
        Here, upon a table with a spliced leg, stood a little grindstone.
        The Magic Egg, and Other Stories
        13
        She was busy at the grindstone, her arm going around and around.
        The Golem and the Jinni
        14
        But folks on the daytime copy desk were in their nose-to-the-grindstone mode.
        Eye of vengeance
        15
        The Guild spent them like surgical blades rammed against a spinning grindstone.
        Broken angels
        16
        Nose to the grindstone type; shy, like Mona, and not very glamorous.
        Latte trouble
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        Translations for grindstone
        Portuguese
        reboloesmeril
        Grindstone through the time
        Grindstone across language varieties
        United Kingdom
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