donkey stone

English

Etymology

The donkey brand was originally the trademark of a Manchester company called Edward Read & Son.

Noun

donkey stone (plural donkey stones)

  1. (historical) A kind of scouring block, used mainly in the mill towns of nothern England to highlight the leading edge of stone steps.

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