英和和英

名詞

flintstone (複数形 flintstones)

1. A piece of flint.
   • 1858, Ecclesiological Society, The Ecclesiologist:

     The very poor will sometimes adorn the graves of those they love with oystershells, or flintstones, or small plaster busts, or tiles […]

   • 1991, Damrongrāchānuphāp, Damrong Rajanubhab, Journey through Burma in 1936:

     At times when there was inadequate sunlight to focus through the lens, the king struck flintstones to ignite the flame in the same way.

   • 1964, United States Dept. of Agriculture, Yearbook of Agriculture:

     They stacked flintstones in a way that permitted night winds to pass around them and cool them so they collected moisture.

参考

• flint
• The Flintstones on Wikipedia.

アナグラム

• nonleftist