Stonecast
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Stonecast is a noun meaning A short distance; a stone's throw.
Meaning
A short distance; a stone's throw.
Example Sentences
Brown, heavy clouds were drifting across the sky, and it was hard to see more than a stonecast.
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.
Word Forms
- stonecasts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stoneshot, stonesthrow, stean, stepstone, sidecast, sling-stone.
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