padstone

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

padstones

1.
A simple type of building foundation consisting of a stone which both spreads the weight of a wooden building out on the ground and keeps the wood off of the ground. A staddle stone is a type of padstone.
2.
A pad to spread the weight of a point load in a wall.

Nguồn gốc từ

From pad + stone.