footstone

noun
/ˈfʊtstoʊn/US

Etymology

From foot + 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 footstone — “foot + stone

Definitions

  1. A gravestone placed at the foot of a grave

    A gravestone placed at the foot of a grave; typically smaller than a headstone, and frequently resembling a large cobblestone.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for footstone. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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