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forestones

forestones is the plural of forestone.

Meaning of forestone

Noun

forestone (plural forestones)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland) A piece of cast-iron which lies across the hearth with its ends resting between the keystones, and which can be moved toward the front or back of the hearth as required. It is a part of the small rectangular furnace called the "ore-hearth," used in the smelting of lead.

Questions about forestones

What is forestones the plural of?
Forestones is the plural of forestone.

Words near forestones in the dictionary

  1. forestology
  2. forestomach
  3. forestomachs
  4. Foreston
  5. forestone
  6. forestones
  7. forestories
  8. forestory
  9. forestrand
  10. forestrands
  11. forestream

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