Both Uses of
grindstone
in
Far from the Madding Crowd
- Cainy Ball turned the handle of Gabriel's grindstone, his head performing a melancholy see-saw up and down with each turn of the wheel.†
Chpt 19-21
- I'll turn the winch of the grindstone.†
Chpt 19-21 *
Definition:
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(grindstone as in: sharpen on a grindstone) a revolving disk-shaped stone used to grind (as when wheat is ground to flour), or used to sharpen or polish (as when sharpening a knife)