Lexicon:Stone
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| Term: | stone |
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| References: | HMS Surprise,1 pages 13, 71 The Mauritius Command,1 page 66 The Thirteen-Gun Salute,1 page 219 The Nutmeg of Consolation,1 pages 116, 278 Post Captain,2 page 449 The Commodore,2 pages 155, 164 |
| Meaning: | 1. A British measure of weight, amounting to 14 pounds. It was typically used as a measure of a person's weight. 2. A concretion of minerals and salts formed in hollow bodily organs, such as the kidney or the gall bladder. |
Additional information
Maturin's Medicine — This article is based on information from Maturin's Medicine, compiled and edited by Kerry Webb, with the help of a number of contributors.
Categories: Maturin's Medicine:-S- | Maturin's Medicine:HMS Surprise (novel) | Maturin's Medicine:HMS Surprise (novel, chapter 01) | Maturin's Medicine:HMS Surprise (novel, chapter 03) | Maturin's Medicine:Post Captain (novel) | Maturin's Medicine:Post Captain (novel, chapter 14) | Maturin's Medicine:The Commodore (novel) | Maturin's Medicine:The Commodore (novel, chapter 06) | Maturin's Medicine:The Mauritius Command | Maturin's Medicine:The Mauritius Command (chapter 02) | Maturin's Medicine:The Nutmeg of Consolation (novel) | Maturin's Medicine:The Nutmeg of Consolation (novel, chapter 05) | Maturin's Medicine:The Nutmeg of Consolation (novel, chapter 09) | Maturin's Medicine:The Thirteen-Gun Salute | Maturin's Medicine:The Thirteen-Gun Salute (chapter 07) | Maturin's Medicine:All Articles
