grindstone

A knife is sharpened on the grindstone;steel is tempered in fire.

Keep your nose to the grindstone and you should pass the exam easily.

I will take exams in two weeks, so I'm keeping my nose to the grindstone just at the moment.

There's a gaudy big grindstone down at the mill, and we'll smouch it, and carve the things on it, and file out the pens and the saw on it, too.

He sharpened the scythes on the grindstone, slaughtered a pig, caught and salted fish, ground barley in a water-driven gristmill and grew and stored potatoes.

He sharpened the knife on the grindstone.

The old man spent hours turning the grindstone.

The grindstone is used to sharpen tools.

She carefully positioned the blade against the grindstone.

The grindstone made a rhythmic grinding sound.

The blacksmith used the grindstone to shape the metal pieces.

The grindstone was worn smooth from years of use.

She learned how to operate the grindstone from her grandfather.

The grindstone was powered by a water wheel.

The carpenter used the grindstone to sharpen his chisels.

Just before the school in winter he shovels paths; in summer he turns the grindstone.

Oh, yes, yes, yes, yes. Nose to the grindstone.

Since then, there have been many makeovers of the famous ball, including crystals, grindstones and strobe lighting.

Then it's back to the grindstone... on Earth and on Mars.

This mill, with its ancient grindstones, has been producing flour for generations.

" They'll be keeping your noses so hard to that grindstone they'll be rubbed raw, " said Fred with satisfaction.

I had to stick to the grindstone.

A " grindstone" is a stone that you would use to grind something.

Some grim people grilled his dog on a grindstone.

Jim had decided he was going to keep his nose to the grindstone.