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Definition of Stoning

Stoning
Stone Stone, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stoned; p. pr. & vb. n. Stoning.] [From Stone, n.: cf. AS. st?nan, Goth. stainjan.] 1. To pelt, beat, or kill with stones. And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. --Acts vii. 59. 2. To make like stone; to harden. O perjured woman! thou dost stone my heart. --Shak. 3. To free from stones; also, to remove the seeds of; as, to stone a field; to stone cherries; to stone raisins. 4. To wall or face with stones; to line or fortify with stones; as, to stone a well; to stone a cellar. 5. To rub, scour, or sharpen with a stone.

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