sink-stone
(ˈsɪŋkstəʊn)
Also sinkstone.
[f. sink n.1 or v. + stone n.]
1. dial. A stone basin or sink, having a pipe attached for the escape of water; a hollowed stone with an opening leading to a drain.
| 1766 Complete Farmer s.v. Gravel, It will be proper to have sink-stones laid by the sides of the walk,..to let off the wet. 1828 Carr Craven Gloss., Sink-stone, an excavated stone, with a small grate, to receive the off-scourings of a kitchen. 1877– in dial. glossaries (Lanc., Yks., Linc.). |
2. A stone sinker for submerging a fishing-line or -net in water.
| 1865 Lubbock Preh. Times 76 Many of them were used as sinkstones for nets. 1872 Evans Anc. Stone Implements 212 Sink-stones are by no means rare in Ireland, and continue in use to the present day. |