English Explanatory Dictionary

upping stone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A permanently emplaced stone block used to step up to a horse-drawn carriage to gain entry or exit from it

Word forms

upping stone upping stones

Etymology

From upping + stone. From being a stone used to step up.

Related words

hitching post watering trough
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