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PITCHSTONE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pitchstone mean?
• PITCHSTONE (noun)
The noun PITCHSTONE has 1 sense:
1. dark acid granitic glass
Familiarity information: PITCHSTONE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dark acid granitic glass
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("pitchstone" is a kind of...):
volcanic glass (a kind of natural glass produced when molten lava cools very rapidly)
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