Definition of through-stone in English:

through-stone

noun ˈθruːstəʊn

English Regional, Scottish, Northern

A large slab of stone laid over a tomb or grave; a horizontal gravestone; (also) a funeral monument consisting of a horizontal slab supported on columns; a table tomb.

noun ˈθruːstəʊn

A stone or brick extending through the breadth of a wall (now especially a drystone wall) to bind or strengthen it, and often projecting on either side; a bondstone.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Cursor Mundi: a Northumbrian poem of the 14th century. From through + stone<br>late 18th century; earliest use found in John Bailey (1750–1819), mathematician and land surveyor. In some forms from through- + stone.

Definition of through-stone in US English:

through-stone

nounˈθruːstəʊn

English Regional, Scottish, Northern

A large slab of stone laid over a tomb or grave; a horizontal gravestone; (also) a funeral monument consisting of a horizontal slab supported on columns; a table tomb.

nounˈθruːstəʊn

A stone or brick extending through the breadth of a wall (now especially a drystone wall) to bind or strengthen it, and often projecting on either side; a bondstone.

单词	through-stone
释义	Definition of through-stone in English: through-stone noun ˈθruːstəʊn English Regional, Scottish, Northern A large slab of stone laid over a tomb or grave; a horizontal gravestone; (also) a funeral monument consisting of a horizontal slab supported on columns; a table tomb. noun ˈθruːstəʊn A stone or brick extending through the breadth of a wall (now especially a drystone wall) to bind or strengthen it, and often projecting on either side; a bondstone. Origin Late Middle English; earliest use found in Cursor Mundi: a Northumbrian poem of the 14th century. From through + stone<br>late 18th century; earliest use found in John Bailey (1750–1819), mathematician and land surveyor. In some forms from through- + stone. Definition of through-stone in US English: through-stone nounˈθruːstəʊn English Regional, Scottish, Northern A large slab of stone laid over a tomb or grave; a horizontal gravestone; (also) a funeral monument consisting of a horizontal slab supported on columns; a table tomb. nounˈθruːstəʊn A stone or brick extending through the breadth of a wall (now especially a drystone wall) to bind or strengthen it, and often projecting on either side; a bondstone. Origin Late Middle English; earliest use found in Cursor Mundi: a Northumbrian poem of the 14th century. From through + stone<br>late 18th century; earliest use found in John Bailey (1750–1819), mathematician and land surveyor. In some forms from through- + stone.
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