buhr
/bɜr/
noun
- A type of hard, rough stone used for making millstones for grinding grain.
- The miller replaced the worn buhr with a new one from the quarry.
- Quarries in France supplied buhr for many European mills.
- The old mill used a buhr stone to grind wheat into flour.
- A millstone made from this stone.
- The buhr turned slowly, crushing the corn between its grooves.
- Each buhr in the mill weighed over a ton.
- They cleaned the buhr with a chisel to keep it sharp.
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