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Webster 1913 Edition
Stepping-stone
Step′ping-stoneˊ
,Noun.
1.
A stone to raise the feet above the surface of water or mud in walking.
2.
Fig.: A means of progress or advancement.
These obstacles his genius had turned into
stepping-stones
. Macaulay.
That men may rise on
Of their dead selves to higher things.
stepping-stones
Of their dead selves to higher things.
Tennyson.
Webster 1828 Edition
Stepping-stone
STEPPING-STONE
,Noun.