Snakestone

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A kind of hone slate or whetstone obtained in Scotland. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    An ammonite (because of its coiled form). countable
  3. 3
    A usually porous substance made from charred bones, earth, etc. and believed to cure snakebites. India, countable, uncountable

Etymology

From snake + stone.

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