stoneboat
/ (ˈstəʊnˌbəʊt) /
noun
US and Canadian a type of sleigh used for moving rocks from fields, for hauling milk cans, etc
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"The Handmaid's Tale" was required reading for many of us in school. Everyone else has probably watched the very popular and addictive TV show. Do you remember this vocabulary from the book, and do you know what these terms mean?
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Words nearby stoneboat
stone-dead, stone-deaf, stone-ground, stone-hearted, stone-lily, stoneboat, stonecast, stonecat, stonechat, stonecrop, stonecrop family
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Example sentences from the Web for stoneboat
We worked him on the plow, both stubble and breaking plow, drag, stoneboat and the heaviest work that was to be done.
Some Pioneers and Pilgrims on the Prairies of Dakota|John B. ReeseReappearing with the dead body, he bore it in his huge arms to the stoneboat: a midget carrying a giant.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete|Gilbert ParkerBelsely was hauling a load of rock through the field near the plane, using his tractor and a stoneboat.
The Blue Ghost Mystery|Harold Leland Goodwin