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| 1 | 344 | It also has shallow, radiating View more quotes about surface">surface grooves through which the grindings may escape between the stones, to be caught in the sturdy boxlike mount supporting the stones, often then funneled to a waiting receptacle or sack. |
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| 1 | 341 | The two stones are circular grinding stones. |
| 1 | 342 | The bottom stone has a small hub on its upper surface which fits into an inverted concave depression in the upper stone. |
| 1 | 343 | This helps to keep the stones together. |
| 1 | 344 | It also has shallow, radiating surface grooves through which the grindings may escape between the stones, to be caught in the sturdy boxlike mount supporting the stones, often then funneled to a waiting receptacle or sack. |
| 1 | 345 | The upper stone has two holes in it, in the center a funnel-shaped hole through which grain is poured, and, near the edge, another hole into which one end of the turning pole is placed. |
| 1 | 346 | This pole is normally managed by two operators. |
| 1 | 347 | Its upper portion is fitted into an aperture in the overhead beam, which supplies leverage and, of course, by affording a steadying rest, makes the pole easier to handle. |