Lapstone
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A stone placed on a shoemaker's lap, used to beat leather. archaic, historical
"he would jerk away, and pelt upon his lapstone as though he were beating the very soul out of his leather"
- 1 A locality in the Blue Mountains council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Example
More examples"he would jerk away, and pelt upon his lapstone as though he were beating the very soul out of his leather"
Etymology
From lap + stone.
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