ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Lapstone

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Lapstone is a noun meaning (archaic or historical) A stone placed on a shoemaker's lap, used to beat leather.

Meaning

(archaic or historical) A stone placed on a shoemaker's lap, used to beat leather.

Example Sentences

he would jerk away, and pelt upon his lapstone as though he were beating the very soul out of his leather

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include lute, liner, lissoir, slade, tablestone, spale.

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