sarsen
pronunciation
How to pronounce sarsen in British English:
UK ['sɑ:sən]
How to pronounce sarsen in American English:
US ['sɑsən]
Word Origin
- sarsen
- sarsen: see saracen
- sarsen (n.)
- "large sandstone boulder," 1640s, properly sarsen stone, i.e. "Saracen stone," from Saracen in the old sense of "pagan, heathen." The same word was applied to the ancient leavings outside Cornish tin mines, also known as Jews' pits, those being the terms that came to mind once to describe any ancient features, based on the Bible.