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padstones

padstones is the plural of padstone.

Meaning of padstone

Noun

padstone (plural padstones)

  1. A simple type of building foundation consisting of a stone which both spreads the weight of a wooden building out on the ground and keeps the wood off of the ground. A staddle stone is a type of padstone.
  2. A pad to spread the weight of a point load in a wall.

Questions about padstones

What is padstones the plural of?
Padstones is the plural of padstone.

Words near padstones in the dictionary

  1. padshah
  2. padshahs
  3. padshaw
  4. padshaws
  5. padstone
  6. padstones
  7. Padstonian
  8. Padstonians
  9. padstool
  10. padstools
  11. Padstow

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