| 释义 |
ˈbay-stone
[? corruption of base-stone: cf. base for bay in prec.]
A stone laid on the surface of the ground as part of the foundation of a slight building.
1845Williams in Jrnl. R. Agric. Soc. VI. i. 45 The tenant has the right to remove..any buildings put up by himself on ‘bay stones,’ where the buildings do not enter into the ground. |