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  • 31millstone grit — noun 1. A hard, gritty sandstone suitable for millstones 2. (with cap) a series of grits, sandstones, shales, underlying the British Coal Measures • • • Main Entry: ↑mill …

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  • 32Millstone Township, New Jersey — See also: Millstone, New Jersey Millstone Township, New Jersey   Township   Map of Millstone Township i …

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  • 33Millstone and New Brunswick Railroad — The Millstone Branch as show on a map created by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1911 The Millstone and New Brunswick Railroad (M NB) was chartered in the mid 19th century as a seven mile long branch line from New Brunswick, New Jersey to East… …

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  • 34Millstone, New Jersey — See also: Millstone Township, New Jersey Millstone, New Jersey   Borough   Map of Millstone in Somerset County …

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  • 35Millstone Grit — The Salt Cellar, a gritstone tor on Derwent Edge in the Peak District, England Millstone Grit is the name given to any of a number of coarse grained sandstones of Carboniferous age which occur in the Northern England. The name derives from its… …

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  • 36Millstone — For other uses, see Millstone (disambiguation). The basic anatomy of a millstone. Note that this is a runner stone. A bedstone would not have the Spanish Cross into which the supporting millrynd fits …

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  • 37Millstone Hill — The Millstone Hill Steerable Antenna, or MISA, is a fully steerable dish antenna, 46 meters in diameter, designed by the Stanford Research Institute (SRI) in 1959. It is currently located at MIT Haystack Observatory in Westford, Massachusetts. It …

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  • 38millstone — /mil stohn /, n. 1. either of a pair of circular stones between which grain or another substance is ground, as in a mill. 2. anything that grinds or crushes. 3. any heavy mental or emotional burden (often used in the phrase a millstone around one …

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  • 39Millstone Valley Scenic Byway — The Millstone Valley Scenic Byway is a 25 mile (40.2 km) historic scenic route located in the Millstone River Valley which lies in north central New Jersey. The byway offers a glimpse into the past where skirmishes between the local militia and… …

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  • 40millstone — [[t]mɪ̱lstoʊn[/t]] millstones 1) N COUNT A millstone is a large, flat, round stone which is one of a pair of stones used to grind grain into flour. 2) PHRASE: usu v link PHR (disapproval) If you describe something as a millstone or a millstone… …

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