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millstone

['mɪlstəun] n
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gen. бремя; бегун; камень; жёрнов (one of the two large, heavy stones used in an old-fashioned mill for grinding grain); жерновый камень; мельничный жёрнов; камень на чьей-л. шее (usually with round one's/the neck; something that is a heavy burden or responsibility, and prevents easy progress • He regarded his brother as a millstone round his neck); жернов
Gruzovik жорнов (= жёрнов)
fig. тяжесть
Gruzovik, tech. каменный бегун
mining. кремень
tech. бегуны; жерновой камень; жерновая мельница
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