gunstone

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Definition of gunstone

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

(obsolete)A cannonball.

“And tell the pleasant prince this mock of his / Hath turn'd his balls to gunstones”
“[...] sable supporting with the forelegs a lance argent flying therefrom a forked pennon per fess gules and argent. Supporters – Dexter, a sea-horse per fess argent and vert gorged with a mural crown vert pendent therefrom a gunstone[…]”

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noun

(obsolete)A cannonball.

“And tell the pleasant prince this mock of his / Hath turn'd his balls to gunstones”
“[...] sable supporting with the forelegs a lance argent flying therefrom a forked pennon per fess gules and argent. Supporters – Dexter, a sea-horse per fess argent and vert gorged with a mural crown vert pendent therefrom a gunstone[…]”

name

(countable, uncountable)A hamlet near Codsall, South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8704).
(countable, uncountable)A habitational surname.

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From Middle English gunneston; equivalent to gun + stone: they were originally made from stone.

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