English Explanatory Dictionary

donkey stone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A kind of scouring block, used mainly in the mill towns of nothern England to highlight the leading edge of stone steps.

Word forms

donkey stone donkey stones

Etymology

The donkey brand was originally the trademark of a Manchester company called Edward Read & Son.

Related words

brownstone whitestone

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