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scythestones

scythestones is the plural of scythestone.

Meaning of scythestone

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

Questions about scythestones

What is scythestones the plural of?
Scythestones is the plural of scythestone.

Words near scythestones in the dictionary

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

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