Gunstone
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A cannonball. obsolete
"And tell the pleasant prince this mock of his / Hath turn'd his balls to gunstones"
- 1 A hamlet near Codsall, South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8704). countable, uncountable
- 2 A habitational surname. countable, uncountable
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"And tell the pleasant prince this mock of his / Hath turn'd his balls to gunstones"
Etymology
From Middle English gunneston; equivalent to gun + stone: they were originally made from stone.
From the Old Norse personal name Gunni + -s- + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
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