chalkstone
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chalkstone
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From Old English ċealcstān, equivalent to chalk + stone.
noun chalkstones
- A mass or piece of chalk. [W]hen he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up.
- A chalk-like concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in those affected with gout; a tophus. [T]he thoughts of his breeding Gout so fast shocks me: it has beside all the rest made a Deposit in the Great Toe—I mean in the Joint, as if intending a Chalkstone.
Talk about this word "chalkstone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chalkstone. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. chalkstone. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chalkstone "chalkstone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chalkstone.Cite this
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title = {chalkstone},
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year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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