to weep millstones
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Not weep at all. Bid Glos'ter think on this, and he will weep — Aye, millstones, as he lessoned us to weep.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “to weep millstones” mean?
Not weep at all. Bid Glos'ter think on this, and he will weep — Aye, millstones, as he lessoned us to weep.
Is “to weep millstones” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.