Stane

In the very brief communication accompanying it, the Cat-stane is shortly described as "A Pictish monument near Edinburgh, IN OC TUMULO JACIT VETA ❋ James Young Simpson (1840)

Rusticus will point out to you "the auld-fashioned standin 'stane" -- on which he tells you that there are plain to be seen a cocked hat, a pair of spectacles, a comb, a looking-glass, a sow with a long snout, and a man driving a gig, -- Mr Urban will describe to you "a hieroglyphed monolith" in the terms following: -- ❋ John Hill Burton (N/A)

The stane was a natural stone or erection of masonry which stood at the churchyard gates, to enable parishioners to mount horses or carts easily, particularly useful for women riding pillion. ❋ Unknown (1856)

I wish our fonds were well oot of them, and in yird and stane, which is a constansie. ❋ John Galt (1809)

"stane" and there curl on the ice till his toes almost froze on his feet; and one Episcopal clergyman used to have hard work holding back hot words of youthful habit on the golf links; and his people loved him both because he golfed and because he almost said things, when he golfed. ❋ Unknown (1903)

Paltrow was exquisite as pepper potts, and Jeff Bridges was perfect as obadiah stane (although Kris Kristopherson could have done too .. see payback). ❋ Unknown (2008)

Phizik on Aug 1, 2008 bruce willis looks like obadiah stane fanboy d on Aug 1, 2008 ❋ Unknown (2008)

While the mourners were busy in the vault, the three village hags, who, notwithstanding the unwonted earliness of the hour, had snuffed the carrion like vultures, were seated on the “through-stane,” and engaged in their wonted unhallowed conference. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Od, he is not stirring yet, mair than he were a through-stane! ❋ Unknown (2008)

“She returns to Shaws – Castle by the Buck-stane road?” ❋ Unknown (2008)

Tyrrel turned away from the man, and hastily left the hotel — not, however, by the road which led to the Aultoun, but by a footpath among the natural copsewood, which, following the course of the brook, intersected the usual horse-road to Shaws – Castle, the seat of Mr. Mowbray, at a romantic spot called the Buck-stane. ❋ Unknown (2008)

April 11, 2008 at 7:32 am bast on sqwinty-eyed far-off luk…….i be thinkin his plans for poo-stane wallpaper to go wid eklectik tableskape is jus what dekoratr ordered ❋ Unknown (2008)

This was especially the case where three or four of them stretched their arms over a deep gully, through which winded the horse-path to Shaws – Castle, at a point about a pistol-shot distant from the Buck-stane. ❋ Unknown (2008)

You ask me to meet you at the Buck-stane — no purpose assigned — I am willing to oblige my worthy friend, Captain ❋ Unknown (2008)

“It was,” he said, “a very foolish business, he thought; but to oblige Sir Bingo and Captain MacTurk, he had no objection to walk with them about noon as far as the Buck-stane, although he must observe the day was hazy, and he had felt a prophetic twinge or two, which looked like a visit of his old acquaintance podagra.” ❋ Unknown (2008)

The footpath to the Buck-stane, which here joined the bridle-road, had been constructed, at the expense of a subscription, under the direction of ❋ Unknown (2008)

July 9, 2007 11:21 PM our sacred stane will soon return ❋ Unknown (2007)

Loch — the ugly stane bulk, from the foot of which flows the spring into the dyke where the watercresses grow? ❋ Unknown (2004)

She sits beside a clean hearth stane before a rousing fire ❋ Unknown (1999)

There's no a den roun 'the Kail stane but he kens weel I trow, ❋ Unknown (1998)