Meaning
A stone or pebble — though in Patois the fuller word 'rockstone' is more usual for a rock. 'Stone' also means the pit of a fruit (a mango stone), and appears in sayings and children's games. To 'stone' something is to pelt it with rocks (as in 'stone mango' off a tree).
Examples
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Di pickney stone di mango dem outta di tree.
The children pelted the mangoes out of the tree.
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Watch out fi di stone inna di mango.
Watch out for the stone (pit) in the mango.
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Nuh throw stone inna glass house.
Don't throw stones in a glass house.
Origin
From 'stone'; note Patois prefers 'rockstone' for a rock, and 'stone' also means a fruit pit. To 'stone' = to pelt.
How it’s used
A stone/pebble (often 'rockstone'); also a fruit pit; verb 'to stone/pelt'. See [[rockstone-a-river-bottom-nuh-know-sun-hot]].