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stoneman

[ stohn-muh n ]

/ ˈstoʊn mən /

noun, plural stone·men.

a stonecutter or stoneworker.

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Origin of stoneman

First recorded in 1870–75; stone + -man

Words nearby stoneman

stonefish, stonefly, stoneground, stoneham, stonehenge, stoneman, stonemason, stoner, stoneroller, stones, stonewall

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Example sentences from the Web for stoneman

Of the feasibility of this latter, however, General Stoneman was to judge.
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete|Ulysses S. Grant
Stoneman's column was in the saddle by two A.M. of the 31st.
The Campaign of Chancellorsville|Theodore A. Dodge
Men sleep pretty well on horseback when they are as tired out as were Stoneman's raiders.
The Boy Spy|Joseph Kerby
Governor Stoneman presided at a meeting in San Francisco, where arrangements were made to hold a world's exposition in 1887.
The Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56, No. 2, January 12, 1884|Various

Then tell your commander that Mr. Stoneman has just arrived from Spartanburg and asks to see him at the hotel immediately.
The Clansman|Thomas Dixon

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