puddingstone en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈpʊdɪŋˌstəʊn/
Etymology
From pudding + stone.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) A conglomerate stone consisting of pebbles surrounded by cement.
It looks like a sort of puddingstone [translating Totliegende], but it must be older, primary or even porphyritic.
1962, JW Goethe, translated by WH Auden and Elizabeth Mayer, Italian Journey, Penguin, published 1970, page 25:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pudding stone | alternative | lexicographic | |
| puddingstones | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| pudding-stone | alternative | lexicographic |