TURN'STONE, noun [turn and stone.] A bird, called the sea-dotterel, the Tringa morinella, a little larger than an English blackbird. This bird takes its name from its practice of turning up small stones in search of insects.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.