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Definition: FOOTSTONE

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. The stone at the foot of a grave; -- opposed to headstone.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Footstone" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1859. (references)


Extended Definition: FOOTSTONE

Footstone

In the UK a grave usually has a headstone. However if the person was a felon (particularly a murderer) then their grave had a footstone to denote that they were a felon/murderer. Examples of this practice are in the "Lucy Keep" of Lincoln Castle, Lincolnshire, England.

The last person to be hanged at this castle (Willian Clarke alias Slenderman) was hanged in March 1877 and his grave with its footstone can be viewed by a personal visit (his trial record, etc, can be viewed at web site "www.ndstory.com/murder"). There are other murderers graves in the "Lucy Keep" with footstones, but due to WW2 solders using records to start a fire, not all the occupants of the graves are known.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Footstone". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: FOOTSTONE

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Translations: FOOTSTONE

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Chinese Simplified 基石 (cornerstone, sill, foot-stone, foundation stone, sills). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, footstone. (volunteer & more translations)
Dari سنگ شالوده (footstone), سنگ بنا (ashlar, footstone), سنگ پايين گور (footstone). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, footstone. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 주춧돌 (socle, foundation stone, footstone, head, footstall), 대석 (ledger, footstone, foot-stone), 초석 (saltpeter, foundation stone, headstone, cornerstone, saltpetre), 받침돌 (bondstone, socle, pedestal, footstone). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, footstone. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 주춧돌 (socle, foundation stone, footstone, head, footstall), 대석 (ledger, footstone, foot-stone), 초석 (saltpeter, foundation stone, headstone, cornerstone, saltpetre), 받침돌 (bondstone, socle, pedestal, footstone). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, footstone. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese 墓の台石 (footstone), 足石 (footstone). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, footstone. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 주춧돌 (socle, foundation stone, footstone, head, footstall), 대석 (ledger, footstone, foot-stone), 초석 (saltpeter, foundation stone, headstone, cornerstone, saltpetre), 받침돌 (bondstone, socle, pedestal, footstone). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, footstone. (volunteer & more translations)
Parsi سنگ شالوده (footstone), سنگ بنا (ashlar, footstone), سنگ پايين گور (footstone). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, footstone. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian سنگ شالوده (footstone), سنگ بنا (ashlar, footstone), سنگ پايين گور (footstone). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, footstone. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian (Farsi) سنگ شالوده (footstone), سنگ بنا (ashlar, footstone), سنگ پايين گور (footstone). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, footstone. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: FOOTSTONE

Language Translations for “footstone” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag fathagootstathagone (footstone). Additional references: Athag, footstone. (volunteer)
Double Dutch fagootstagone (footstone). Additional references: Double Dutch, footstone. (volunteer)
Leet |º#()()1z1()]\[3 (footstone). Additional references: Leet, footstone. (volunteer)
Oppish fopootstopone (footstone). Additional references: Oppish, footstone. (volunteer)
Pig Latin ootstonefay (footstone). Additional references: Pig Latin, footstone. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi fubootstubone (footstone). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, footstone. (volunteer)
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