"hammerstone" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: hammerstones [plural]
Etymology: hammer + stone Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hammer|stone}} hammer + stone Head templates: {{en-noun}} hammerstone (plural hammerstones)
  1. (archaeology) A type of stone used to hit or strike in a similar way to a modern-day hammer. Wikipedia link: hammerstone Categories (topical): Archaeology
    Sense id: en-hammerstone-en-noun-zQMGx3GM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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