millstone in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

millstone in the PONS Dictionary

millstone Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be a millstone round sb's neck
ser una cruz para alguien
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The wind engine was primarily used for pumping water, but also drove a circular saw and a pair of millstones.
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It drove two pairs of 1.40 m diameter millstones.
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There were originally four pairs of millstones, of which two remain, driven by a system of belts and pulleys.
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The flour had to be grinded traditionally, by millstones driven by water power, not by electric power.
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By 1856 the mill was driving six pairs of millstones by wind and steam.
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However, some items, such as millstones, were brought from much farther away.
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Two of the four pairs of millstones are controlled by a single governor.
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Anyone was free to produce as many millstones as they could as long as the land owner received every fourth millstone as payment.
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Couscous was traditionally made from the hard part of the durum, the part of the grain that resisted the grinding of the millstone.
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Among the flagstones of each courtyard is a millstone originating from their respective namesakes.
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