gunstone

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English

Etymology

From Middle English gunneston; equivalent to gun +‎ stone: they were originally made from stone.

Noun

gunstone (plural gunstones)

  1. (obsolete) A cannonball.
    • c. 1599, William Shakespeare, Henry V, act 1, scene 2:
      And tell the pleasant prince this mock of his / Hath turn'd his balls to gunstones
    • 2003, Patrick W. Montague-Smith, Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage, page 911:
      [...] sable supporting with the forelegs a lance argent flying therefrom a forked pennon per fess gules and argent. Supporters – Dexter, a sea-horse per fess argent and vert gorged with a mural crown vert pendent therefrom a gunstone […]

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Middle English

Noun

gunstone

  1. Alternative form of gunneston
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