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scythestone

scythestone noun: a whetstone for sharpening scythes.

Noun

scythestone (plural scythestones)

  1. A whetstone for sharpening scythes.
    • Some of the stone used to be made into grindstones and scythestones, and aged carpenters and farmmen tell how "kindly" it was to their tools and scythe blades; it left the edges smooth as silk, which synthetic stone (carborundum) never quite does.1963, Crichton Porteous, Portrait of Peakland

Forms of scythestone

pluralscythestones

Origin of scythestone

From scythe + stone.

Questions about scythestone

What does scythestone mean?
Scythestone means a whetstone for sharpening scythes.
What part of speech is scythestone?
Scythestone is a noun.
What is the plural of scythestone?
The plural of scythestone is scythestones.

Words near scythestone in the dictionary

  1. scythers
  2. scythes
  3. scythes down
  4. scythesmith
  5. scythesmiths
  6. scythestone
  7. scythestones
  8. scythework
  9. Scythia
  10. Scythian
  11. Scythian lamb

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