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backstones

backstones is the plural of backstone.

Meaning of backstone

Noun

backstone (plural backstones)

  1. A stone at the rear of something.
    • […] the backstones of the burial-chambers were a deep red.2000, Aubrey Burl, The Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany, page 225

Questions about backstones

What is backstones the plural of?
Backstones is the plural of backstone.

Words near backstones in the dictionary

  1. backstitches
  2. backstitching
  3. backstock
  4. backstocks
  5. backstone
  6. backstones
  7. backstop
  8. backstopped
  9. backstopper
  10. backstoppers
  11. backstopping

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