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bedstone

UK/ˈbɛd.stəʊn/US/ˈbɛd.stoʊn/

bedstone noun: a large, heavy, flat stone used to support a column or similar member, or as the lower stone of an oil mill.

Noun

bedstone (plural bedstones)

  1. A large, heavy, flat stone used to support a column or similar member, or as the lower stone of an oil mill.
    • After demolition the girders for half the new structure were erected on bedstones already built on the abutments behind the springings of the old arch.1941 February, “Bridge demolition by lifting”, in Railway Magazine, pages 74–75

Forms of bedstone

pluralbedstones

Origin of bedstone

From bed + stone.

Words that rhyme with bedstone

Questions about bedstone

What does bedstone mean?
Bedstone means a large, heavy, flat stone used to support a column or similar member, or as the lower stone of an oil mill.
What part of speech is bedstone?
Bedstone is a noun.
How do you pronounce bedstone?
Bedstone is pronounced /ˈbɛd.stoʊn/ (US).
What is the plural of bedstone?
The plural of bedstone is bedstones.

Words near bedstone in the dictionary

  1. bedsteadle
  2. bedsteadles
  3. bedsteads
  4. bedstock
  5. bedstocks
  6. bedstone
  7. bedstones
  8. bedstraw
  9. bedstraws
  10. bedsurfer
  11. bedsurfers

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