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noun
a short distance: The railroad station is only a stone's throw from our house.
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Origin of stone's throw
First recorded in 1575–85
Words nearby stone's throw
stoneroller, Stones, stone saw, Stone sheep, stone shoot, stone's throw, stonewall, stonewalling, Stonewall Jackson, Stonewall Riot, Stone walls do not a prison make
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British Dictionary definitions for stone's throw
stone's throw
noun
a short distanceAlso called: stonecast
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