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freestone definition

free·stone (frēstōn′)

noun

  1. Etymology: ME fre ston, after OFr fraunche piere

    a stone, esp. sandstone or limestone, that can be cut easily without splitting
  2. Etymology: free + stone

    1. a peach, plum, etc. in which the pit does not cling to the pulp of the ripened fruit
    2. such a pit

adjective

having such a pit

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