padstone

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noun

A simple type of building foundation consisting of a stone which both spreads the weight of a wooden building out on the ground and keeps the wood off of the ground. A staddle stone is a type of padstone.

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Meanings

nounpadstone (plural padstones)

plural padstones

  1. A simple type of building foundation consisting of a stone which both spreads the weight of a wooden building out on the ground and keeps the wood off of the ground. A staddle stone is a type of padstone.
  2. A pad to spread the weight of a point load in a wall.

Origin

From pad + stone.

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APA

padstone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/padstone

MLA

“padstone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/padstone. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “padstone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/padstone.

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