stanners

plural noun

stan·​ners

ˈstanə(r)z

chiefly Scottish

: the small stones found near or in a body of water

Word History

Etymology

from (assumed) Middle English (Scots), perhaps from Old English stǣner stony ground; akin to Old English stān stone

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