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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1675
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Standard stone, n. [Erron. for Standan(d stan(e.] — 1675 Macfarlane's Geog. Coll. III 17.
A standard-stone, that stood as an obelisk near an old church; which stone was about 12 foot high, 5 foot broad & near 2 foot thick
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