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ayr stone
[ air ]
noun
- a fine-grained stone used for polishing marble and as a whetstone.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ayr stone1
First recorded in 1855–60; named after Ayr
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Example Sentences
The section is then finished with, say, two minutes emery or water of Ayr-stone dust.
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