crowstone

noun

Etymology

From crow + 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 crowstone — “crow + stone

Definitions

  1. Ganister, a kind of sandstone.

    • Yoredale Sandstones […] Large quarries in the "crowstone," as the rock is locally calld, may also be seen in Ratcliffe Wood. […] along Hollin Lane, where the crowstone is again largely quarried.

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