ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Snakestone

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Snakestone is a noun meaning A kind of hone slate or whetstone obtained in Scotland.

Meaning

A kind of hone slate or whetstone obtained in Scotland.

More Meanings

  1. (paleontology, countable) An ammonite (because of its coiled form).
  2. (India) A usually porous substance made from charred bones, earth, etc. and believed to cure snakebites.

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Related dictionary entries include cornstone, oilstone, sleekstone, potstone, bluestone, soapstone.

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