backstone

A stone at the rear of something.

Noun alt of, alternative

  1. Alternative form of bakestone.

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backstones

Noun Entry 2

  1. A stone at the rear of something.
    • […] the backstones of the burial-chambers were a deep red. - 2000, Aubrey Burl, The Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany, page 225:
    • Backstones in an intact tomb normally function to support the capstone and to define the rear end of the chamber. - 2008, Tatjana Kytmannow, Portal Tombs in the Landscape, page 39:

Forms

backstones