Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forestone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fore-stone
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A piece of cast-iron which lies across the hearth with its ends resting between the keystones, and which can be moved toward the front or back of the hearth as required. It is a part of the small rectangular furnace called the "ore-hearth," used in the smelting of lead.

Etymology

From fore- + stone.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

forestones (plural)

Questions

What does forestone mean?
A piece of cast-iron which lies across the hearth with its ends resting between the keystones, and which can be moved toward the front or back of the hearth as required. It is a part of the small rectangular furnace called the "ore-hearth," used in the smelting of lead.
Where does forestone come from?
From fore- + stone.

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