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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

padstone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pad-stone
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A simple type of building foundation consisting of a stone which both spreads the weight of a wooden building out on the ground and keeps the wood off of the ground. A staddle stone is a type of padstone.

noun

A pad to spread the weight of a point load in a wall.

Etymology

From pad + stone.

Inflected Forms

padstones (plural)

Questions

What does padstone mean?
A simple type of building foundation consisting of a stone which both spreads the weight of a wooden building out on the ground and keeps the wood off of the ground. A staddle stone is a type of padstone.
Where does padstone come from?
From pad + stone.

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