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cherrystone
[ cher-ee-stohn ]
/ ˈtʃɛr iˌstoʊn /
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noun
the one-seeded smooth stone of the cherry.
the quahog, Venus mercenaria, when larger than a littleneck.
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Words nearby cherrystone
cherry-pick, cherry picker, cherry pie, cherry plum, cherry red, cherrystone, cherry tomato, chersonese, chert, Chertsey, cherub
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How to use cherrystone in a sentence
Mr. Neale kindly offered to meet me at Cherrystone landing and take me to his house, but I shall decline in your favour.
Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee|(His Son) Captain Robert E. LeeThis when cracked held a cherrystone, inside the cherrystone was a grain of wheat, and in the wheat a millet-seed.