bed stone
noun
the fixed lower member of a pair of millstones.
Compare runner(def 12).
Origin of bed stone
First recorded in 1715–25
Words nearby bed stone
bed moulding,
bed of nails,
bed of roses,
bed place,
bed rest,
bed stone,
bed table,
bed tea,
bed tray,
bed-and-breakfast,
bed-blocking
Example sentences from the Web for bed stone
It was made of two circular stones, the lowest of which was called the bed-stone, the upper one the runner.
Life & Times of Col. Daniel Boone |Cecil B. Hartley