quern-stone
Sign in to saveAlso known as quern, milling-stone, grinding stone
thumb|Disc quern made of basalt stone thumb|Nepali women using quern-stones to grind grains
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- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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- Querns
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16 sectionsContents
- Design
- Grain
- Other materials
- Incidental uses
- Manufacture
- Types
- Saddle quern
- Rotary quern
- Other types
- Legislation
- Ornament and inscription
- Mythology
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|Disc quern made of basalt stone thumb|Nepali women using quern-stones to grind grains
A quern-stone is a stone tool for hand-grinding a wide variety of materials, especially for various types of grains.
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