stoneboat
/ (ˈstəʊnˌbəʊt) /
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noun
US and Canadian a type of sleigh used for moving rocks from fields, for hauling milk cans, etc
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How to use stoneboat in a sentence
Reappearing 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 GoodwinWe 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. Reese