ragstone

/ ˈræɡˌstəʊn /

noun

1. a hard sandstone or limestone, esp when used for building Also calledragragg

Word History and Origins

Origin of ragstone¹

C14: from rag ⁴+ stone

Example Sentences

It is made from Kentish Ragstone, a hard grey limestone quarried from Kent that was also used in the construction of the Tower of London and Westminster Abbey.

From BBC

A mix of old lime-washed, coralline ragstone and more modern, concrete buildings, Stone Town's skyline now has a more certain future.

From BBC

Ragstone, assheler ffreston with cariage, masons and labourers for the vantyng and ffurryng of the pilers and purvyaunes vnto the xxvij of maii mlmlvcxlix li. xj s. j d. ob.

From Project Gutenberg

Above this are 147 ft. of freestone, 7 ft. of oolite marl, 34 ft. of upper freestone and 38 ft. of ragstone.

From Project Gutenberg

Filberts and cob-nuts are a special product of Kent, in the neighbourhood of Maidstone principally, and upon the Ragstone soils, certain conditions of soil and situation being essential for their profitable production.

From Project Gutenberg