bedstone

See also: Bedstone

English

Etymology

bed +‎ stone

Noun

bedstone (plural bedstones)

  1. A large, heavy, flat stone used to support a column or similar member, or as the lower stone of an oil mill.
    • 1941 February, “Bridge demolition by lifting”, in Railway Magazine, pages 74–75:
      After demolition the girders for half the new structure were erected on bedstones already built on the abutments behind the springings of the old arch.
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