"handstone" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: handstones [plural]
Etymology: hand + stone Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hand|stone}} hand + stone Head templates: {{en-noun}} handstone (plural handstones)
  1. A mano.
    Sense id: en-handstone-en-noun-z2xNhQrS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33
  2. Any of various other handheld stone tools.
    Sense id: en-handstone-en-noun-jWdTqnpv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Handstein

Inflected forms

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