freestone
noun
free·stone ˈfrē-ˌstōn 
1
: a stone that may be cut freely without splitting
2
a
: a fruit stone to which the flesh does not cling
b
: a fruit having such a stone
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Clingstone tends to be juicier and sweeter than freestone. 
Wini Moranville, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2022 The needle-nose plier technique is most helpful when dealing with clingstone peaches, but works with freestone peaches as well if one really can’t be bothered to slice them in half. Ella Quittner, Bon Appétit, 16 July 2022 Right now, clingstone peaches are available, and freestone peaches will begin ripening in the next couple weeks. Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 8 June 2022 The hush allowed the sound of a nearby freestone creek to echo louder in the forest stillness. San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2021 From Bishop to Bridgeport there are happy places hiding sparkling lakes, freestone creeks, and thick groves of aspens that have already started to turn yellow as fall approaches. San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2021 La Feliciana is a freestone selection that ripens in early July. Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 15 Jan. 2021 Skating usually works best in the infertile currents of medium- to fast-moving freestone streams. Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 26 June 2020 Tricos are clambering, slow-water nymphs that often favor the weedy, silty margins of large trout pools, rather than tumbling freestone water. John Merwin, Field & Stream, 23 June 2020 See More
Wini Moranville, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2022 The needle-nose plier technique is most helpful when dealing with clingstone peaches, but works with freestone peaches as well if one really can’t be bothered to slice them in half. Ella Quittner, Bon Appétit, 16 July 2022 Right now, clingstone peaches are available, and freestone peaches will begin ripening in the next couple weeks. Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 8 June 2022 The hush allowed the sound of a nearby freestone creek to echo louder in the forest stillness. San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2021 From Bishop to Bridgeport there are happy places hiding sparkling lakes, freestone creeks, and thick groves of aspens that have already started to turn yellow as fall approaches. San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2021 La Feliciana is a freestone selection that ripens in early July. Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 15 Jan. 2021 Skating usually works best in the infertile currents of medium- to fast-moving freestone streams. Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 26 June 2020 Tricos are clambering, slow-water nymphs that often favor the weedy, silty margins of large trout pools, rather than tumbling freestone water. John Merwin, Field & Stream, 23 June 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1