hailstone

English

noun
Definitions
  • A single ball of hail, or solid precipitation

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English hailston inherited from Old English hagolstān (hailstone) inherited from Proto-Germanic *haglastainaz affix from English hail + English stone.

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English

stone

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