Meanings
gunstone1
plural gunstones
- obsoleteA cannonball.
And tell the pleasant prince this mock of his / Hath turn'd his balls to gunstones
c. 1599, William Shakespeare, Henry V, act 1, scene 21 more example
[...] sable supporting with the forelegs a lance argent flying therefrom a forked pennon per fess gules and argent. Supporters – Dexter, a sea-horse per fess argent and vert gorged with a mural crown vert pendent therefrom a gunstone[…]
2003, Patrick W. Montague-Smith, Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage, page 911
Gunstone2
plural Gunstones
- countableuncountableA hamlet near Codsall, South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8704).
- countableuncountableA habitational surname.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
gunstone · noun
- Middle Englishgunneston
- Englishgunstone
From Middle English gunneston; equivalent to gun + stone: they were originally made from stone.
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- Old Englishtūn“enclosure; settlement, town”
- EnglishGunstone
From the Old Norse personal name Gunni + -s- + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
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Cite this entry
gunstone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gunstone
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