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Cobblestone

//ˈkɑbl̩ˌstoʊn// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A rounded stone from a river bed, fit for use as ballast in ships and for paving roads. countable

    "In restless dreams I walked alone / Narrow streets of cobblestone"

  2. 2
    rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads wordnet
  3. 3
    Cobblestones viewed as a building or paving material. uncountable

    "The road was paved in cobblestone."

Verb
  1. 1
    pave with cobblestones wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English cobylstone, cobyllstone, kobilstane, kobill-stane, equivalent to cobble + stone. Compare Old Norse köppusteinn (“boulder”), Danish kampesten (“boulder”).

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