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View synonyms for stone's throw

stone's throw

noun

  1. a short distance:

    The railroad station is only a stone's throw from our house.



stone's throw

noun

  1. a short distance Also calledstonecast
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stone's throw1

First recorded in 1575–85

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