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ROE-STONE

\ɹˈə͡ʊstˈə͡ʊn], \ɹˈə‍ʊstˈə‍ʊn], \ɹ_ˈəʊ_s_t_ˈəʊ_n]\

Definitions of ROE-STONE

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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r[=o]'-st[=o]n, n. the same as Oolite (q.v.).

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

See Oolite.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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