SNAKESTONE

Meaning of SNAKESTONE in English

/snayk"stohn'/ , n.

1. a piece of porous material popularly supposed to neutralize the toxic effect of a snakebite.

2. See ayr stone .

[ 1655-65; SNAKE + STONE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

SNAKESTONE — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. chiefly dialect : ammonite 2. : a stone (as the adder stone) or a stony preparation popularly …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SNAKESTONE — (n.) An ammonite; -- so called from its form, which resembles that of a coiled snake.
Английский словарь Webster
SNAKESTONE — (n.) A kind of hone slate or whetstone obtained in Scotland.
Английский словарь Webster
SNAKESTONE — ( n. ) An ammonite; -- so called from its form, which resembles that of a coiled snake.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SNAKESTONE — ( n. ) A kind of hone slate or whetstone obtained in Scotland.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SNAKESTONE — noun a kind of hone slate or whetstone obtained in scotland. 2. snakestone ·noun an ammonite; so called from …
Webster English vocab
AYR STONE — /air/ a fine-grained stone used for polishing marble and as a whetstone. Also called snakestone . [ 1855-60; named after …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STONE — Synonyms and related words : Irish confetti, Lydian stone, Tarmac, Tarvia, aa, abyssal rock, acorn, adamant, adamantine, adobe, agate, alexandrite, …
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