Grindstone
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- Grindstone (tool)Grindstone (tool)A grindstone is a round sharpening stone used for grinding or sharpening ferrous tools. They are usually made from sandstone.Grindstone machines usually have pedals in which to speed and slow the stone to sharpen metal to the point of perfection....
, a tool used for sharpening - Grindstone, a type of millstoneMillstoneMillstones or mill stones are used in windmills and watermills, including tide mills, for grinding wheat or other grains.The type of stone most suitable for making millstones is a siliceous rock called burrstone , an open-textured, porous but tough, fine-grained sandstone, or a silicified,...
used to grind grains such as wheat - Grindstone (horse)Grindstone (horse)Grindstone is a thoroughbred racehorse who won the Kentucky Derby in 1996. He became jockey Jerry Bailey's 2nd Kentucky Derby winner and the second in a row for trainer D. Wayne Lukas....
, 1996 Kentucky Derby winner and sire of the racehorse Birdstone - Grindstone (album)Grindstone (album)Grindstone is an album by the Norwegian band Shining. Released in 2007 by Rune Grammofon.-Track listing:#"In the Kingdom of Kitsch You Will Be a Monster" – 5:40#"Winterreise" – 3:33#"Stalemate Longan Runner" – 4:15...
, 2007 album by the Norwegian band Shining - Grindstone (band), a band who contributed to the sound track of the Nintendo 64 car racing game, Top Gear Overdrive.
- Grindstone (time tracking software)Grindstone (time tracking software)Grindstone is a desktop application, produced by Epiforge Software, that allows users to create and organize tasks and to track time. It includes a range of other features that supplement this primary functionality. The software is currently offered as a free download for Microsoft Windows users...
, a program that allows users to create and organize tasks and to track time - Grindstone 100 MilerGrindstone 100 MilerGrindstone 100 miler is an annual 100 mile long ultramarathon that takes place on trails in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains, usually the first weekend of October. The race starts at Camp Shenandoah, a local camp of the Boy Scouts of America...
, a 100 mile long ultramarathon in Virginia
Places:
- Grindstone Island (Magdalen Islands)Grindstone Island (Magdalen Islands)Grindstone Island is an island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The island is one of the Magdalen Islands of Quebec, Canada. The island is the second largest island by area of the Magdalen Islands....
, an island in the Magdalen Islands, Quebec, Canada - Grindstone Island (Ontario), is an island in Big Rideau Lake, Ontario, Canada.
- Grindstone IslandGrindstone IslandGrindstone Island is the fourth largest of the Thousand Islands in the St. Lawrence River and the second largest American island. The island lies near Lake Ontario and is part of the United States of America. In particular, the island is in the Town of Clayton in Jefferson County, New York...
, is one of the Thousand Islands, in the St. Lawrence River in the United States of America. - Grindstone Island, an island on Shepody BayShepody BayShepody Bay is a 122 km² coastal wetland in New Brunswick, Canada. It was designated a Ramsar wetland of international importance on May 27, 1987, is a globally significant Important Bird Area, and is part of the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network...
, New Brunswick, Canada. - Grindstone Park(Sports complex), A BMX,Skate,and Scooter park,located in Berea,Ohio