"mort stone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mort stones [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mort stone (plural mort stones)
  1. (UK, obsolete) A large stone by the wayside on which the bearers rest a coffin. Tags: UK, obsolete Synonyms: mortstone
    Sense id: en-mort_stone-en-noun-Bmy75DIe Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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