padstone

Meaning

Noun

A simple type of building foundation consisting of a stone which both spreads the weight of a wooden building out on the ground and keeps the wood off of the ground. A staddle stone is a type of padstone.
A pad to spread the weight of a point load in a wall.

Origin

pad + stone

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