coping stone

British  

noun

1. another word for copestone

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Example Sentences

The man had been outside the 14-story residence at 311 East 50th Street when he was struck by a coping stone that had been removed to anchor the suspended scaffold, a Fire Department official said.

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2019

He was by far the most comprehensive mind of medi�val Jewry, and his philosophy was the coping stone of a complete system of Judaism.

From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Husik, Isaac

The individual who spoke now leant over the coping stone, for some moments, in silence.

From Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood by Prest, Thomas Preskett

But Palmer, the captain of Sharpe's lot—the beaten side—put the coping stone to a pleasant afternoon by asking Gus to referee for them against Merishall's.

From Acton's Feud A Public School Story by Swainson, Frederick

He desired too, no doubt, to put a coping stone to his fame. 

From George Borrow Times Literary Supplement, 10th July 1903 by Seccombe, Thomas