pitchstone

[ pich-stohn ]

/ ˈpɪtʃˌstoʊn /

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noun

a glassy volcanic rock having a resinous luster and resembling hardened pitch.

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Origin of pitchstone

1775–85; translation of German Pechstein.See pitch², stone

Words nearby pitchstone

pitch pine, pitch pipe, pitchpole, pitchpot, pitch shot, pitchstone, pitch surface, pitch woo, pitchy, pit dwelling, piteous

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How to use pitchstone in a sentence

I have brought from that locality a single specimen of pitchstone, perfectly resinous, bleak and shining.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
The lavas comprise dark pitchstone, resembling that at Kirk Yetholm, and porphyritic and amygdaloidal andesites and basalts.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1|Various
But this hyeh Pitchstone hole, if Willomene had went down into that—well, I'll tell yu', that you may judge.
The Jimmyjohn Boss and Other Stories|Owen Wister
And she mighty near rolled off down into Pitchstone Canyon, comin' up by the cut-off trail.
The Jimmyjohn Boss and Other Stories|Owen Wister

The walls, or banks, of the channel have been denuded away, thus converting the pitchstone casting into a projecting wall of rock.
Volcanoes: Past and Present|Edward Hull

British Dictionary definitions for pitchstone

pitchstone

/ (ˈpɪtʃˌstəʊn) /

noun

a dark glassy acid volcanic rock similar in composition to granite, usually intruded as dykes, sills, etc

Word Origin for pitchstone

C18: translation of German Pechstein

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