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lapstane

nounobject

flat sea smoothed anvil stone for leather

a flat, sea-smoothed stone held in the lap as an anvil for hammering soaked leather when making half-soles; thought to help toughen the leather

Example in use

Lay the lapstane on yer lap an' bang awa.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/LAP-stayn/

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