dolmen
dol·men
noun \ˈdōl-mən, ˈdȯl-, ˈdäl-\Definition of DOLMEN
: a prehistoric monument of two or more upright stones supporting a horizontal stone slab found especially in Britain and France and thought to be a tomb
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Origin of DOLMEN
French, probably modification of Cornish tolmen, from tol hole + men stone
First Known Use: 1859
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