Meanings
nounpebblestone (countable and uncountable, plural pebblestones)
plural pebblestones
- countableA pebble.
- uncountablePebbles collectively.
About her necke hung chaines of peble ſtone, / Which lightned by her neck, like Diamonds ſhone.
1598, Christopher Marlowe, “First Sestyad”, in Christopher Marlo[w]e, George Chapman, Hero and Leander: […], London: […] A[ugustine] M[atthews] for Richard Hawkins: […], published 1629, →OCLC
Origin
- Old Englishpapolstān
- Middle Englishpibleston
- Englishpebblestone
From Middle English pibleston, from Old English papolstān; equivalent to pebble + stone.
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pebblestone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pebblestone
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