doorstone

[ dawr-stohn, dohr- ]

/ ˈdɔrˌstoʊn, ˈdoʊr- /

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noun

a stone serving as the sill of a doorway.

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Origin of doorstone

First recorded in 1755–65; door + stone

Words nearby doorstone

door prize, Doors, doorsill, doorstead, doorstep, doorstone, doorstop, door-to-door, doorway, doorwoman, dooryard

How to use doorstone in a sentence

He stopped a moment before her on the doorstone and drew the quick breath of the haste of his coming.
Country Neighbors|Alice Brown
This doorstone must have been a favorite evening seat for my sister, for I remember many other delicious gloamings.
A Son of the Middle Border|Hamlin Garland
Then he lifted the great doorstone and blocked the doorway, milked the ewes and goats, and gave each lamb and kid to its mother.
Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12)|Various
He was fully dressed; his hat lay on the doorstone beside him, and against the jamb leaned Old Sister.
Judith of the Cumberlands|Alice MacGowan

Mr. Armstrong stood upon the doorstone below, looking outward, waiting.
Faith Gartney's Girlhood|Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney