Etymology

sarsen

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Today it means: Any of various blocks of sandstone found in various locations in southern England. Full definition →

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The story

From Saracen (“Muslim”), by extension, “non-Christian, pagan”.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.