Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chalkstone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chalk-stone
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mass or piece of chalk.

Obsolete

noun

A chalk-like concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in those affected with gout; a tophus.

Example Sentences

"[W]hen he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up."
"[T]he thoughts of his breeding Gout so fast shocks me: it has beside all the rest made a Deposit in the Great Toe—I mean in the Joint, as if intending a Chalkstone."

Etymology

From Old English ċealcstān, equivalent to chalk + stone.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: ċealcstān

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

chalkstones (plural)

Derived Forms

chalkstony

Synonyms

tophus

Questions

What does chalkstone mean?: A mass or piece of chalk.
Where does chalkstone come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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