Etymology

wallstone

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Today it means: Stone used for building, especially in the construction of walls. Full definition →

Middle English walle ston ← Old English weallstān
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  1. Old English · inherited fromweallstān“stone for building”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromwalle ston
  3. English todaywallstone

From Middle English walle ston, from Old English weallstān (“stone for building”), equivalent to wall + stone.

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