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grindstone N

grindstone

pedra f de amolar

to keep one's nose to the grindstone inf

meter a cara no trabalho

Usage examples with grindstone

to keep one's nose to the grindstone inf

meter a cara no trabalho

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The town's symbol is a grindstone, a tribute to the many grindstones that came out of its quarries. en.wikipedia.org

The millstone, (sometimes, and incorrectly, referred to as a grindstone) is symbolic of the grist mills and flour mills prevalent of an earlier era. en.wikipedia.org

Most modern mills use chips rather than logs and ridged metal discs called refiner plates instead of grindstones. en.wikipedia.org

They also started using roller mills, as opposed to grindstones. en.wikipedia.org

She tries to find the wrench to unbolt the grindstone, but can not locate it. en.wikipedia.org

On the southern edge of the cemetery is a cave that contains the large grindstone of a flour mill. en.wikipedia.org

He lived simply, spent next to nothing on entertainment, joined no societies, and kept his nose steadily to the grindstone. en.wikipedia.org

He served as a regular apprenticeship from a grindstone boy to a foreman. en.wikipedia.org

And that's what they call living, that life at the grindstone, doing the same thing over and over again... en.wikipedia.org

In the 19th century a shipbuilding industry developed, and the town was also known for the production of clocks, bells, and grindstones. en.wikipedia.org

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