padstone

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Synonyms: madstone, padrone, capstone, headstone, loadstone, astone, pavestone, sandstone, toadstone, bastone, hardstone

Antonyms: madstone, padrone, capstone, headstone, loadstone, astone, pavestone, sandstone, toadstone, bastone, hardstone

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Noun

1. A simple type of [[building]] [[foundation]] consisting of a [[stone]] which both spreads the weight of a wooden building out on the ground and keeps the wood off of the ground. A [[staddle stone]] is a type of padstone.
2. A [[pad]] to spread the weight of a point load in a wall.

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