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stanners

stanners noun: the small stones and gravel on the edge of a body of water; also applied to stones in a riverbed which might be submerged or exposed and dry.

Noun

stanners pl (plural only)

  1. (dialectal, plural, plural-only) The small stones and gravel on the edge of a body of water; also applied to stones in a riverbed which might be submerged or exposed and dry.
    Synonyms:
    shingle

Synonyms of stanners

Forms of stanners

alternative Scotlandstanner
alternative formstaners
alternative formstanirs

Origin of stanners

From Middle English *stanere, from Old English stǣner (“stony ground”), possibly from Proto-West Germanic *stainiʀu (“stones, pebbles”).

Words formed from stanners

Questions about stanners

What does stanners mean?
Stanners means the small stones and gravel on the edge of a body of water; also applied to stones in a riverbed which might be submerged or exposed and dry.
What part of speech is stanners?
Stanners is a noun.

Words near stanners in the dictionary

  1. stannel hawks
  2. stannels
  3. stannene
  4. stanner
  5. Stannergate
  6. stanners
  7. stannery
  8. stannethyl
  9. stannian
  10. stannic
  11. stannic acid

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