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mortstone

mortstone is the alternative form of mort stone.

Meaning of mort stone

Noun

mort stone (plural mort stones)

  1. (UK, obsolete) A large stone by the wayside on which the bearers rest a coffin, or a huge stone placed on a coffin or grave to dissuade body snatchers from defiling the corpse.
    • Oh me ! the mortstone ! No it is not here!1842, Henry Taylor, Edwin the Fair

Forms of mortstone

pluralmortstones

Questions about mortstone

What is mortstone the alternative form of?
Mortstone is the alternative form of mort stone.

Words near mortstone in the dictionary

  1. mortrews
  2. morts
  3. Morts Estate
  4. mortsafe
  5. mortsafes
  6. mortstone
  7. mortstones
  8. mortuarian
  9. mortuarians
  10. mortuaries
  11. mortuary

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