English Explanatory Dictionary

padstone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A simple type of building foundation consisting of a stone which both spreads the weight of a wooden building out on the ground and keeps the wood off of the ground. A staddle stone is a type of padstone.
  2. A pad to spread the weight of a point load in a wall.

Word forms

padstone padstones

Etymology

From pad + stone.

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