merestone

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The reddish soil thus exposed marked the winding line athwart the field, through the tussocky bunches By the pond stood a low three-sided merestone or landmark, the initials on which were hidden under moss.

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  1. A stone to mark a boundary. The mislaier of a meere stone is to blame. But it is the unjust judge that is the capitall remover of land-markes, when he defineth amisse of lands and property. Bacon, Judicature.
  2. Figuratively, a limit. That you contain the jurisdiction of the court within the ancient merestones, without removing the mark. Bacon, Speech to Hutton (Works, XIII. 202).

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  • The reddish soil thus exposed marked the winding line athwart the field, through the tussocky bunches By the pond stood a low three-sided merestone or landmark, the initials on which were hidden under moss. —  The Amateur Poacher
  • By the pond stood a low three-sided merestone or landmark, the initials on which were hidden under moss. —  The Amateur Poacher
  • Therefore the stunted old oak on the verge -- the moss-grown merestone by the pond marked the limit -- was so favourite a perching-place. —  The Amateur Poacher
 

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  1. Formerly also meerstone, meerestone; from Middle English merestone, merestane; from mere + stone.
 

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