of the common species — Stone curlew. (Zoöl.) (a) A large plover found in Europe It frequents stony
places. Called also thick-kneed plover or bustard, and thick-knee. (b) The whimbrel. [Prov. Eng.]
(c) The willet. [Local, U.S.] — Stone crush. Same as Stone bruise, above. — Stone eater. (Zoöl.)
Same as Stone borer, above. — Stone falcon (Zoöl.), the merlin. — Stone fern (Bot.), a European
fern (Asplenium Ceterach) which grows on rocks and walls. — Stone fly (Zoöl.), any one of many
species of pseudoneuropterous insects of the genus Perla and allied genera; a perlid. They are often
used by anglers for bait. The larvæ are aquatic. — Stone fruit (Bot.), any fruit with a stony endocarp; a
drupe, as a peach, plum, or cherry. — Stone grig (Zoöl.), the mud lamprey, or pride. — Stone hammer,
a hammer formed with a face at one end, and a thick, blunt edge, parallel with the handle, at the other,
— used for breaking stone. — Stone hawk (Zoöl.), the merlin; — so called from its habit of sitting on
bare stones. — Stone jar, a jar made of stoneware. — Stone lily (Paleon.), a fossil crinoid. —
Stone lugger. (Zoöl.) See Stone roller, below. — Stone marten (Zoöl.), a European marten (Mustela
foina) allied to the pine marten, but having a white throat; — called also beech marten. — Stone mason,
a mason who works or builds in stone. — Stone-mortar (Mil.), a kind of large mortar formerly used
in sieges for throwing a mass of small stones short distances. — Stone oil, rock oil, petroleum. —
Stone parsley (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant (Seseli Labanotis). See under Parsley. — Stone pine.
(Bot.) A nut pine. See the Note under Pine, and Piñon. — Stone pit, a quarry where stones are dug.
— Stone pitch, hard, inspissated pitch. — Stone plover. (Zoöl.) (a) The European stone curlew.
(b) Any one of several species of Asiatic plovers of the genus Esacus; as, the large stone plover (E.
recurvirostris). (c) The gray or black- bellied plover. [Prov. Eng.] (d) The ringed plover. (e) The bar-
tailed godwit. [Prov. Eng.] Also applied to other species of limicoline birds. — Stone roller. (Zoöl.)
(a) An American fresh-water fish (Catostomus nigricans) of the Sucker family. Its color is yellowish olive,
often with dark blotches. Called also stone lugger, stone toter, hog sucker, hog mullet. (b) A common
American cyprinoid fish (Campostoma anomalum); — called also stone lugger. — Stone's cast, or
Stone's throw, the distance to which a stone may be thrown by the hand. — Stone snipe (Zoöl.), the
greater yellowlegs, or tattler. [Local, U.S.] — Stone toter. (Zoöl.) (a) See Stone roller (a), above.
(b) A cyprinoid fish (Exoglossum maxillingua) found in the rivers from Virginia to New York. It has a
three-lobed lower lip; — called also cutlips. — To leave no stone unturned, to do everything that can
be done; to use all practicable means to effect an object.
Stone
(Stone) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stoned ; p. pr. & vb. n. Stoning.] [From Stone, n.: cf. AS. stnan,
Goth. stainjan.]
1. To pelt, beat, or kill with stones.
And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
Acts vii. 59. 2. To make like stone; to harden.
O perjured woman! thou dost stone my heart.
Shak. 3. To free from stones; also, to remove the seeds of; as, to stone a field; to stone cherries; to stone
raisins.
4. To wall or face with stones; to line or fortify with stones; as, to stone a well; to stone a cellar.
5. To rub, scour, or sharpen with a stone.
Stonebird
(Stone"bird`) n. The yellowlegs; — called also stone snipe. See Tattler, 2. [Local, U.S.]
Stone-blind
(Stone"-blind`) a. As blind as a stone; completely blind.
Stonebow
(Stone"bow`) n. A kind of crossbow formerly used for shooting stones. Shak.
Stonebrash
(Stone"brash`) n. A subsoil made up of small stones or finely-broken rock; brash.
