whinstone

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun any of various hard colored rocks (especially rocks consisting of chert or basalt)

Etymology

Possibly corrupted from quern stone, i.e. stone suitable for making querns; or else, from whin + stone.

In classic literature

Synonyms

whin

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