stonecast
Britishnoun
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Freije uses metal, fabric and found materials to create sculptures that explore universal human emotions, such as stonecast faces and life-size figures constructed from bare metal armatures.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
But, ye see, the boat’ll set ye ashore at the town pier, and that’s but a penny stonecast from Rankeillor’s house.”
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 10 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
We passed the sharp promontory of Siddick, and, skirting the land within a stonecast, glided along the shore till we came within sight of the ruined Abbey of Sweetheart.
From Folk-Lore and Legends Scotland by Anonymous
The musical lapsing of the water now fell upon my ears distinctly, and I saw a little way off a quaint old fountain, standing half a stonecast clear of the wall.
From Earth's Enigmas A Volume of Stories by Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts
Thus, on the authority of Johnson, one might write, a stone's cast, or stone's throw; but Webster has it, stones-cast, or stones-throw; Maunder, stonecast, stonethrow; Chalmers, stonescast; Worcester, stone's-cast.
From The Grammar of English Grammars by Goold Brown
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