puddingstone

English

Alternative forms

• pudding-stone, pudding stone

Etymology

From pudding +‎ stone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʊdɪŋˌstəʊn/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

puddingstone (usually uncountable, plural puddingstones)

1. A conglomerate stone consisting of pebbles surrounded by cement.
   • 1962, JW Goethe, translated by WH Auden and Elizabeth Mayer, Italian Journey, Penguin, published 1970, page 25:

     It looks like a sort of puddingstone [translating Totliegende], but it must be older, primary or even porphyritic.