stonecast

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stonecast

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From stone + cast.

noun stonecasts

uncountable, usually A short distance; a stone's throw. They passed beneath where we sat, and, when about a stonecast beyond, they all jumped into a trench or pit, which I had not noticed before, about twenty feet long, by eight wide.

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@misc{stonecast_2026,
  title = {stonecast},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stonecast},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}