hailstone
English
Etymology
From Middle English hailston, haylestone, hawleston, from Old English hagolstān (“hailstone”), from Proto-Germanic *haglastainaz,equivalent to hail + stone. Cognate with Dutch hagelsteen (“hailstone”), German Hagelstein (“hailstone”), Icelandic haglsteinn (“hailstone”).
Noun
hailstone (plural hailstones)
- A single ball of hail, or solid precipitation
Translations
single ball of hail
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Anagrams
- antiholes, thiolanes