Through stone

Through stone
Through Through, a. Going or extending through; going, extending, or serving from the beginning to the end; thorough; complete; as, a through line; a through ticket; a through train. Also, admitting of passage through; as, a through bridge. [1913 Webster]

{Through bolt}, a bolt which passes through all the thickness or layers of that which it fastens, or in which it is fixed.

{Through bridge}, a bridge in which the floor is supported by the lower chords of the tissues instead of the upper, so that travel is between the trusses and not over them. Cf. {Deck bridge}, under {Deck}.

{Through cold}, a deep-seated cold. [Obs.] --Holland.

{Through stone}, a flat gravestone. [Scot.] [Written also {through stane}.] --Sir W. Scott.

{Through ticket}, a ticket for the whole journey.

{Through train}, a train which goes the whole length of a railway, or of a long route. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Through — Through, a. Going or extending through; going, extending, or serving from the beginning to the end; thorough; complete; as, a through line; a through ticket; a through train. Also, admitting of passage through; as, a through bridge. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Through bolt — Through Through, a. Going or extending through; going, extending, or serving from the beginning to the end; thorough; complete; as, a through line; a through ticket; a through train. Also, admitting of passage through; as, a through bridge. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Through bridge — Through Through, a. Going or extending through; going, extending, or serving from the beginning to the end; thorough; complete; as, a through line; a through ticket; a through train. Also, admitting of passage through; as, a through bridge. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Through cold — Through Through, a. Going or extending through; going, extending, or serving from the beginning to the end; thorough; complete; as, a through line; a through ticket; a through train. Also, admitting of passage through; as, a through bridge. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • through stane — Through Through, a. Going or extending through; going, extending, or serving from the beginning to the end; thorough; complete; as, a through line; a through ticket; a through train. Also, admitting of passage through; as, a through bridge. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Through ticket — Through Through, a. Going or extending through; going, extending, or serving from the beginning to the end; thorough; complete; as, a through line; a through ticket; a through train. Also, admitting of passage through; as, a through bridge. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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