ˈdog-stone
A stone used for a millstone.
| 1640 in Entick London II. 170 Dog-stones, Marble-stones, Mill-stones, Quern-stones. 1812 J. Smyth Pract. of Customs (1821) 234 Dog stones, not exceeding 4 feet in diameter, above 6 and under 12 inches in thickness,—the pair {pstlg}6 3 6. 1858 Simmonds Dict. Trade, Dog-stones, rough, shaped or hewn pieces of stone imported to make millstones. |