noun
stone
A unit of weight equal to fourteen pounds.
The British memoir gives his weight as twelve stone.
Etymology
The weight unit originated in the use of a stone as a measuring weight. The standardized British unit retained the material name at fourteen pounds.
More examples
- She converted the old figure from stone to pounds.
- A stone equals fourteen pounds.
- The record listed the weight in stones rather than kilograms.
Forms
stone · stones