Blackstone
/ˈblækstən/ name
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
- 2 A gritstone escarpment in the Pennine hills on the boundary between Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire.
Example
More examples"Among some who have read Blackstone and more who have not an opinion prevails that a husband may chastise his wife provided the weapon be not thicker than his little finger."
Etymology
From Old English blac (“black”) + stān (“stone”).
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