freestone

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Minerals; gray limestone, freestone, and inexhaustible beds of coal.

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  1. noun A stone, such as limestone, that is soft enough to be cut easily without shattering or splitting.
  2. noun A fruit, especially a peach, that has a stone that does not adhere to the pulp. See Regional Note at andiron.

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  1. Middle English freston, translation of Old French franche pere, high-grade stone : franche, high-grade, feminine of franc, noble, freeborn + pere, stone.
 

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