stonewalled

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Verb

stonewalled

1. simple past and past participle of stonewall

Adjective

stonewalled (not comparable)

1. Surrounded or defined in size and shape by a wall of stone.
   • 1906, Ernest W. Dormer, “Memories of Ufton Court”, in The Antiquary, volume 42, page 418:

     Leading from the terrace to the old stonewalled garden is a flight of stone steps.

   • 1953, Ralph Bernard Pugh, The Victoria History of Wiltshire, page 72:

     The stonewalled farmhouse is of the late 16th century or the early 17th, extended southwards in the early 19th century

   • 2004, Sigmund Brouwer, The Missing Map of Pirate's Haven, page 53:

     In fact, one of the few main differences was that Doreen's house had an old stonewalled shed back near the cliffs, and Carl's didn't.