sarsen stone

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sarsen stone - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sarsen \Sar"sen\, n. [Etymol. uncertain; perhaps for saracen
     stone, i.e., a heathen or pagan stone or monument.]
     One of the large sandstone blocks scattered over the English
     chalk downs; -- called also sarsen stone, and Druid stone
     . [Eng.]
     [1913 Webster]