boulderstone

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

boulder +‎ stone

Noun[edit]

boulderstone (plural boulderstones)

  1. A rounded stone that is larger than a pebble; a cobblestone.
  2. A boulder.
    • 1844, Johann Georg Kohl, Ireland:
      Against the huge boulderstones which lay scattered about on the shore, the mighty waves broke incessantly in the maddest and most diversified manner.