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destones

destones is the third-person singular simple present indicative of destone.

Meaning of destone

Verb

destone (third-person singular simple present destones, present participle destoning, simple past and past participle destoned)

  1. (transitive) To remove the stones from.
    • […] sandy soils may be ploughed in the spring and then destoned.1988, R. J. Halley, R. J. Soffe, Primrose McConnell's The Agricultural Notebook, page 170

Questions about destones

What is destones the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Destones is the third-person singular simple present indicative of destone.

Words near destones in the dictionary

  1. destocks
  2. destone
  3. destoned
  4. destoner
  5. destoners
  6. destones
  7. destoning
  8. destool
  9. destooled
  10. destooling
  11. destoolment

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