tớt

Một người nông dân đang xay ngô bằng cái tớt.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The upper millstone: The top, rotating stone of a traditional hand-operated grain mill.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tớt và đáy cối xay phải khớp với nhau. (The upper millstone and the nether millstone must fit together.)
  • Người thợ đang đẽo một cái tớt mới. (The craftsman is carving a new upper millstone.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "tớt" is highly specialized and archaic, primarily found in historical or technical descriptions of traditional milling equipment. It is rarely used in modern everyday language.

Variants and Related Words

• Cối xay (n): mill, grinding mill.

  • Cối xay bằng đá rất nặng. (The stone grinding mill is very heavy.)

• Đáy cối xay / đá cối (n): nether millstone, the stationary bottom stone of a mill.

  • Hạt lúa được nghiền giữa tớt và đáy cối xay. (The rice grain is ground between the upper and the nether millstone.)

Synonyms

• Upper millstone: The top stone of a mill.
• Runner stone: The rotating stone in a pair of millstones.

Notes on Usage

• "Tớt" is an obsolete term. In contemporary Vietnamese, the component parts of a mill are usually referred to generally as "đá cối xay" (millstones) without specifically distinguishing the upper stone. The word persists mainly in fixed phrases, historical texts, or regional dialects.