through stone

1 of 2

noun (1)

chiefly Scottish

: a flat tombstone

through stone

2 of 2

noun (2)

: perpend sense 1

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English throgh stone, from throgh through + stone (through stone)

Noun (2)

through entry 3 + stone

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