SARSEN


Meaning of SARSEN in English

ˈsärs ə n noun

( -s )

Etymology: short for sarsen stone, alteration of Saracen stone, i.e., a pagan stone or monument

: a large loose residual mass of stone left after the erosion of a once continuous bed or layer ; specifically : one of the large sandstone blocks scattered over the English chalk downs — called also druid stone

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