stonedelf
stonedelf noun: a stone or rock quarry.
Noun
stonedelf (plural stonedelves)
- A stone or rock quarry.
- They then all ran down to a quarry known by the name of Pilkington's stonedelf, where some men were at work; she called, and they came up to her; […]1837, The Annual Register
- Allotment to Edward Rawstorne of Rawtenstall, Esq., and Edward his son of " twenty one acres of land of the pasture as belongeth to the said Henry for the yerely rent of ijd. as the same is now mered forth together with a ratable part of the stonedelves therto belonginge Provyded allwayes that if...1927, original 1622, George Henry Tupling, The Economic History of Rossendale, page 252
Forms of stonedelf
| plural | stonedelves |
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Origin of stonedelf
From Middle English stonidelf, stanidelf, from Old English stānġedelf (“stone-quarry”), equivalent to stone + delf.
Questions about stonedelf
- What does stonedelf mean?
- Stonedelf means a stone or rock quarry.
- What part of speech is stonedelf?
- Stonedelf is a noun.
- What is the plural of stonedelf?
- The plural of stonedelf is stonedelves.
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