hipping-stones | The Sailor's Word-Book

Hipping
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Hip>>. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Stones
Besides the ordinary uses to which stones were applied, we may mention that large stones were set up...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary
hipping-hawd
a place where people stay to chat in when they are sent on an errand ; a loitering place. N. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
Stones, Precious
Frequently referred to (1 Kings 10:2; 2 Chr. 3:6; 9:10; Rev. 18:16; 21:19). There are about twenty d...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
gun-stones
An old term for cannon-balls, from stones having been first supplied to the ordnance and used for th...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Chalk Stones
[Lime] ...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary
Stones, Precious
Precious stones are frequently alluded to in Scriptures; they were known and very highly valued in t...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary
run of stones
A pair of mill-stones is called a run of stones when in operation or placed in a mill. The Rochester...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.