Perpend
[pur-puh nd] /ˈpɜr pənd/
noun
1.
a large stone passing through the entire thickness of a wall.
[per-pend] /pərˈpɛnd/
verb (used with object)
1.
to consider.
verb (used without object)
2.
to ponder; deliberate.
/ˈpɜːpənd/
noun
1.
a large stone that passes through a wall from one side to the other Also called parpend, perpend stone
/pəˈpɛnd/
verb
1.
an archaic word for ponder
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