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flintstone

noun

Etymology

From Middle English flynt ston; equivalent to flint + stone.

  1. inherited from flynt ston

Definitions

  1. A piece of flint.

    • The very poor will sometimes adorn the graves of those they love with oystershells, or flintstones, or small plaster busts, or tiles […]
    • At times when there was inadequate sunlight to focus through the lens, the king struck flintstones to ignite the flame in the same way.
    • They stacked flintstones in a way that permitted night winds to pass around them and cool them so they collected moisture.

  2. A locality in Central Highlands Council, central Tasmania, Australia.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA