toadstone en · NOUN
Etymology
From toad + stone.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A small stone, once believed to be a jewel embedded in the head of a toad, worn as an amulet.
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(countable, uncountable) A soft, earthy variety of trap-rock of a brownish-grey colour, looking like an argillaceous deposit.
Rowley-Rag appeared to be the same thing as basalt and toadstone resembled some species of lava.
2004, Robert E Schofield, The Enlightened Joseph Priestley, Pennsylvania State University, published 2004, page 162:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| toadstones | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
gv beayf-chlagh (a small stone worn as an amulet)