millrind

English

noun
Definitions
  • An iron support, usually four-armed or cross-shaped, for the turning ("runner") stone in a pair of millstones.
  • (heraldry) A heraldic charge resembling a stylized millstone support of this kind.

Etymology

Compound from English mill + English rind.

Origin

English

rind

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