mortstone

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A form of mort stone — A large stone by the wayside on which the bearers rest a coffin, or a huge stone placed on a coffin or grave to dissuade body snatchers from defiling the corpse.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounmortstone (plural mortstones)

plural mortstones

  1. alternativeAlternative form of mort stone.
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