to pave with stones

  • 31Pitched battle — Pitch Pitch, v. t. [OE. picchen; akin to E. pick, pike.] 1. To throw, generally with a definite aim or purpose; to cast; to hurl; to toss; as, to pitch quoits; to pitch hay; to pitch a ball. [1913 Webster] 2. To thrust or plant in the ground, as… …

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  • 32To pitch into — Pitch Pitch, v. t. [OE. picchen; akin to E. pick, pike.] 1. To throw, generally with a definite aim or purpose; to cast; to hurl; to toss; as, to pitch quoits; to pitch hay; to pitch a ball. [1913 Webster] 2. To thrust or plant in the ground, as… …

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  • 33cobble — cob·ble || kÉ’bl n. naturally rounded stone (especially such a stone used in paving a street); unprofessional or shabby work v. pave with cobblestones (smooth rounded stones); repair shoes …

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  • 34cobbles — n. cob coal, coal in round lumps of various sizes cob·ble || kÉ’bl n. naturally rounded stone (especially such a stone used in paving a street); unprofessional or shabby work v. pave with cobblestones (smooth rounded stones); repair shoes …

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  • 35cobbling — cob·ble || kÉ’bl n. naturally rounded stone (especially such a stone used in paving a street); unprofessional or shabby work v. pave with cobblestones (smooth rounded stones); repair shoes …

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  • 36stone — noun 1》 hard, solid non metallic mineral matter of which rock is made.     ↘a small piece of stone found on the ground.     ↘a piece of stone shaped for a purpose, especially one of commemoration or demarcation.     ↘Astronomy a meteorite made of …

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  • 37stone — ► NOUN 1) hard, solid non metallic mineral matter of which rock is made. 2) a small piece of stone found on the ground. 3) a piece of stone shaped for a purpose, especially to commemorate something or to mark out a boundary. 4) a gem. 5) a hard… …

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  • 38cau|sey — «K zee», noun, plural seys, verb. –n. = causeway. (Cf. ↑causeway) –v.t. to pave with small stones. ╂[< Old North French caucie < Medieval Latin (via) calciata paved way, ultimately < Latin calx, calcis limestone] …

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  • 39paver — pave ► VERB ▪ cover (a piece of ground) with flat stones or bricks. ● pave the way for Cf. ↑pave the way for DERIVATIVES paver noun paving noun. ORIGIN Old French paver …

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  • 40paving — pave ► VERB ▪ cover (a piece of ground) with flat stones or bricks. ● pave the way for Cf. ↑pave the way for DERIVATIVES paver noun paving noun. ORIGIN Old French paver …

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