stoney

See also: Stoney

English

Etymology

From stone +‎ -y.

Adjective

stoney (comparative more stoney, superlative most stoney)

  1. Obsolete form of stony.
    • 1729, John Woodward, An attempt towards a natural history of the fossils of England, page 164:
      A stoney Mass, grey, with a Cast of purple; having in it Spar purple and grey, Specks of a black Mineral, and some small Sparks of Lead-Ore.

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Verb

stoney

  1. alternative form of stoneyen
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