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bondstone

noun

Etymology

From bond + stone.

  1. derived from *steyh₂-✻ — “to stiffen”
  2. inherited from *stainaz✻ — “stone”
  3. inherited from *stain✻
  4. inherited from stān
  5. inherited from ston
  6. compounded as bondstone — “bond + stone”

Definitions

  1. A stone for bonding masonry to a similar backing

    A stone for bonding masonry to a similar backing; a stone that reaches a considerable distance into, or entirely through a wall, for the purpose of binding it together.

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