Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mort stone

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables
mort -s-tone
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large stone by the wayside on which the bearers rest a coffin, or a huge stone placed on a coffin or grave to dissuade body snatchers from defiling the corpse.

British usage; Obsolete

Example Sentences

  • "Oh me ! the mortstone ! No it is not here!"

Usage

Inflected Forms

mort stones (plural) mortstone (alternative)

Questions

What does mort stone mean?
A large stone by the wayside on which the bearers rest a coffin, or a huge stone placed on a coffin or grave to dissuade body snatchers from defiling the corpse.

How to pronounce mort stone

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