padstone (English, noun)
expansion: padstone (plural padstones)
Senses:
glosses: 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.
glosses: A pad to spread the weight of a point load in a wall.
Forms:
form: padstones
tags: plural