bed stone

American  

noun

1. the fixed lower member of a pair of millstones.

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Etymology

Origin of bed stone

First recorded in 1715–25

Example Sentences

Mr. Wesley said that a bed stone, which “is supposed to lull you to sleep,” was indeed the inspiration for a drink that’s smooth and soothing.

From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2014

“When I was a kid, a bed stone was something you heated up — in freezing-cold Scotland, the rural parts of it, they would heat up a stone as a bed warmer,” Mr. McIndoe recalled.

From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2014

The one on the bottom was called the bed stone and the upper one the runner.

From Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia by Northington, Etta Belle Walker