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stone's throw|ˈstəʊnzˌθrəʊ|
Also (rarely) stone-throw.
[throw n.2 6.]
The distance that a stone can be thrown by the hand; vaguely used for a short or moderate distance.
α1581A. Hall Iliad iii. 45 For who can see a stones throw of ought thing in land or plaine? 1712[see throw n.2 6]. 1832R. & J. Lander Exped. Niger II. viii. 3 The Niger here is not more than a stone's-throw across at present. 1889Jessopp Coming of Friars v. 218 Three mighty churches, all within a stone's throw of one another.
β1875McIlwraith Guide Wigtownsh. 19 The ruins of the little chapel are within a stone-throw of the road. 1895W. M. Macpherson Ch. & Priory Monymusk i. 41 The little Romanesque church and tower..were built..within a stone throw of their altar. |