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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A menhir.
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Built in 1900 for the estate's gamekeeper, our home for the next four days is a red-brick double-fronted Edwardian house, named for the Neolithic longstone on the brow of the hill.
Powerless to resist: a no-tech break on the Isle of Wight 2011
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Arm in arm, they hurried after the others, drawn to the meadow of the longstone by the call of Tommy's music.
Greenmantle De Lint, Charles, 1951- 1985
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When he glanced at the longstone, he saw that both Tommy and his dog were gone.
Greenmantle De Lint, Charles, 1951- 1985
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Finnegans Wake 2006
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