"pebblestone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pebblestones [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English pibleston, from Old English papolstān; equivalent to pebble + stone. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|pibleston}} Middle English pibleston, {{inh|en|ang|papolstān}} Old English papolstān, {{compound|en|pebble|stone}} pebble + stone Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pebblestone (countable and uncountable, plural pebblestones)
  1. (countable) A pebble. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-pebblestone-en-noun-5ziyZRgV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13
  2. (uncountable) Pebbles collectively. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-pebblestone-en-noun-DMN84egt

Inflected forms

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