Kerb-stone
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of kerbstone. UK, alt-of, alternative
"Across the entrance to the chamber there may be either a kerb–stone or a sillstone. A kerb–stone (a stone set on edge) is placed immediately behind the portal stones between the ends of the first two orthostats of the chamber."
Example
More examples"Across the entrance to the chamber there may be either a kerb–stone or a sillstone. A kerb–stone (a stone set on edge) is placed immediately behind the portal stones between the ends of the first two orthostats of the chamber."
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