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单词 dog stone
释义

dog stonen.

Forms: see dog n.1 and stone n.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dog n.1, stone n.
Etymology: < dog n.1 + stone n. The reason for the name is unclear.
Obsolete.
A stone used for a millstone.
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a1399 in W. G. Benham Oath Bk. Colchester (1907) 7 (MED) Melleston..Quernstones..Doggeston..Graneston.
1480 Petty Customs Acct. in H. S. Cobb Overseas Trade of London (1990) 178 38 dog' stonn'.
1577 Treasurers' Accts. in J. Webb Town Fin. Elizabethan Ipswich (1996) 47 For groundage of myllestones Received of Thomas Eldred for ij lastes and fyve of dogstones landed in October xijs.
1640 in J. Entick Hist. London (1767) II. 170 Dog-stones, Marble-stones, Mill-stones, Quern-stones.
1728 H. Crouch Compl. View Brit. Customs II. 218 2 Mill-Stones. ⅓ Last of Dog-Stones. ⅔ Last of small Quern Stones.
1787 Merchants & Traders Guide 14 Dog Stones, the last, containing 3 pair.
1821 J. Smyth Pract. of Customs (ed. 2) ii. 234 Dog Stones, not exceeding 4 feet in diameter, above 6 and under 12 inches in thickness.
1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Dog-stones, rough, shaped or hewn pieces of stone imported to make millstones.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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