Meanings
adjectivedrystone (not comparable)
- alternativenot comparableAlternative form of dry-stone.
He had forgotten that on this side there was a drystone wall sheep pen.
2022, Ian McEwan, Lessons, page 5971 more example
They drove on, every rise in the road lifting their sightline clear of the drystone dykes along the roadside, gifting glimpses of the firth and the islands, the blue peaks of Arran.
2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 440
Origin
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APA
drystone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drystone
MLA
“drystone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drystone. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drystone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drystone.
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