"ravenstone" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: ravenstones [plural]
Etymology: From a calque of German Rabenstein, equivalent to raven + stone. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|Rabenstein}} German Rabenstein, {{compound|en|raven|stone}} raven + stone Head templates: {{en-noun}} ravenstone (plural ravenstones)
  1. (historical) A place of execution; gallows Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-ravenstone-en-noun-CTj8RIHZ
  2. (UK, dialectal) A gravestone Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-ravenstone-en-noun-0GilBDYA Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: raven-stone, raven stone

Inflected forms

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