† metestonen.
Obsolete.
A stone marking a boundary.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > boundary > [noun] > land-boundary > boundary mark > stone
hoar-stone847
honeeOE
merestoneOE
markstoneOE
march stone1519
shire-stone1536
dool-stone1580
bound-stone1602
witter stone1615
metestone1617
bounder-stone1635
bourne-stone1837
1617 in E. R. Brinkworth & J. S. W. Gibson Banbury Wills & Inventories (1976) I. 266 Nathaniel Strong, my son..that part of the ground which hath the apple trees in it, from the last two metestones to Grossinghams ground.
1705 S. Hill Indenture 2 Apr. in L. B. Chapman York Deeds (1892) VII. f. 27 John Morrell and Samuel Hill..Doe further agree..to Set down Mette Stones in Severall places in sd Line to Stand as perpetuall bounds between them.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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