Trying to see if I can get this question answered before I manage to go home and check the OED (assuming I remember…):
Stone. It means a rock, it means a unit of weight, it’s slang for being drugs (so stooooned, man).
Two questions: How much, in weight, is one stone? And why is someone “stoned” when they’re under the influence? I guess the latter could be a reference to how they look and act – like they were whacked on the back of the head with a rock…
I used to use the online OED, but that was while I was a student and it was free to me. Can’t afford the $300/year or so to have it for my own personal use.