† stone-brod north. Obs.
Also stan-, stane-.
[f. stone n. + brod n.1]
A nail or peg for fixing stone slates; a slate-pin.
1363–4 in Finchale Priory Charters etc. (Surtees) p. lxiv, Et v{supm} de stanbrods et lednaill' emptis. 1419 in Fabric Rolls York Minster (Surtees) 38 In v. m stanebrod, 6s. 8d. 1457 Ibid. 69, xxj. m stonebrodes. 1543 Mem. Fountains Abb. (Surtees) 404 For one thousande stonebrode xiij d. |