Stonedelf
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A stone or rock quarry. dialectal
"They then all ran down to a quarry known by the name of Pilkington's stonedelf, where some men were at work; she called, and they came up to her; […]"
Example
More examples"They then all ran down to a quarry known by the name of Pilkington's stonedelf, where some men were at work; she called, and they came up to her; […]"
Etymology
From Middle English stonidelf, stanidelf, from Old English stānġedelf (“stone-quarry”), equivalent to stone + delf.
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