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单词 fingerstone
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Definition of fingerstone in English:

fingerstone

noun ˈfɪŋɡəstəʊn
  • 1A stone sufficiently small to be thrown by the hand.

  • 2A smooth, roughly cylindrical fossil a few inches long and tapering to a point; a belemnite. Now historical and rare.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Mandeville's Travels. From finger + stone.

 
 

Definition of fingerstone in US English:

fingerstone

nounˈfɪŋɡəstəʊn
  • 1A stone sufficiently small to be thrown by the hand.

  • 2A smooth, roughly cylindrical fossil a few inches long and tapering to a point; a belemnite. Now historical and rare.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Mandeville's Travels. From finger + stone.

 
 
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