"surbed" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: surbeds [present, singular, third-person], surbedding [participle, present], surbedded [participle, past], surbedded [past]
Etymology: sur- + bed Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sur|bed}} sur- + bed Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} surbed (third-person singular simple present surbeds, present participle surbedding, simple past and past participle surbedded)
  1. (transitive) To set (a stone) edgewise, in a position different from that which it had in the quarry. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-surbed-en-verb-ygNbpqoE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sur-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for surbed meaning in English (2.0kB)

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          "ref": "1997, Derek Lovejoy Partnership, Spon's landscape handbook, page 165",
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        "(transitive) To set (a stone) edgewise, in a position different from that which it had in the quarry."
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