mealing-stone

In front they had their fire, with a mealing-stone or two, and round about were their conical and other baskets, used for collecting grass seeds, piñon nuts, and similar vegetable food, which in addition to rabbits formed their principal subsistence.

A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 Frederick S. Dellenbaugh

It was hot and quiet there with always something friendly going on, children tumbling about among the dogs and the turkeys, an old man rattling a gourd and singing the evil away from his eyes, or the _plump, plump_ of the mealing-stone from the doorways.

The Trail Book Mary Hunter Austin 1901

In one room I find an old mealing-stone, deeply worn, as if it had been much used.

Canyons of the Colorado John Wesley Powell 1868

The muller, or mealing-stone, is a large, heavy, and oval rolling-pin used with the normal rocking and grinding motion.

To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative Richard Francis Burton 1855

"Given-to-the-Sun stooped and picked up a mealing-stone that was used for grinding the sacred meal in the temple of the Corn.

The Trail Book Mary Hunter Austin 1901