Stonecast
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A short distance; a stone's throw. uncountable, usually
"They passed beneath where we sat, and, when about a stonecast beyond, they all jumped into a trench or pit, which I had not noticed before, about twenty feet long, by eight wide."
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More examples"They passed beneath where we sat, and, when about a stonecast beyond, they all jumped into a trench or pit, which I had not noticed before, about twenty feet long, by eight wide."
Etymology
From stone + cast.
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