stone bruise

noun

a bruise on the sole of the foot, caused by walking on or striking against a small stone or other hard object.

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Origin of stone bruise

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805

Words nearby stone bruise

stone age, stone axe, stone bass, stone boiling, stone bramble, stone bruise, stone canal, stone china, stone cold, stone crab, stone curlew
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Example sentences from the Web for stone bruise

  • Got a thorn in your shoe, or a stone-bruise, or a chilblain?

    Vanguards of the Plains|Margaret McCarter

  • The last boy, the one with the stone-bruise on his heel, limps around the corner.

    Back Home|Eugene Wood

  • Willie Richey always had at least one stone bruise in the stone-bruise season, and sometimes two.

    Back Home|Irvin S. Cobb