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potstone

noun
pot·​stone | \ ˈpät-ˌstōn How to pronounce potstone (audio) \

Definition of potstone

: a more or less impure steatite used especially in prehistoric times to make cooking vessels

First Known Use of potstone

1741, in the meaning defined above

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