English Explanatory Dictionary

chalkstone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mass or piece of chalk.
  2. A chalk-like concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in those affected with gout; a tophus.

Word forms

chalkstone chalkstones

Etymology

From Old English ċealcstān, equivalent to chalk + stone.

Derived words

chalkstony
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