Flintstone
name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A piece of flint.
"The very poor will sometimes adorn the graves of those they love with oystershells, or flintstones, or small plaster busts, or tiles […]"
- 2 pebbles of flint used in masonry construction wordnet
- 1 A locality in Central Highlands Council, central Tasmania, Australia.
Example
More examples"The very poor will sometimes adorn the graves of those they love with oystershells, or flintstones, or small plaster busts, or tiles […]"
Etymology
From Middle English flynt ston; equivalent to flint + stone.
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