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buhrstone
[ bur-stohn ]
buhrstone
/ ˈbɜːˌstəʊn /
noun
- a hard tough rock containing silica, fossils, and cavities, formerly used as a grindstone
- a grindstone or millstone made of this rock
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Word History and Origins
Origin of buhrstone1
C18 burr , perhaps identical to burr 1(alluding to roughness)
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Example Sentences
You can walk on a charming cobblestoned thoroughfare flanked by lovely 19th-century buhrstone buildings before arriving at the world’s only show court in a greenhouse: a semi-sunken 10,000-seat stadium that opened in 2019.
From New York Times
Lead, iron, coal, gypsum, manganese, zinc, antimony, cobalt, ochre of various kinds, common salt, nitre, plumbago, porphyry, jasper, chalcedony, buhrstone, marble, and freestone, of various qualities.
From Project Gutenberg
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