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thunderstone
or thun·der-stone
[ thuhn-der-stohn ]
noun
- any of various stones or fossils formerly thought to be fallen thunderbolts.
- Archaic. a thunderbolt or flash of lightning.
thunderstone
/ ˈθʌndəˌstəʊn /
noun
- a long tapering stone, fossil, or similar object, formerly thought to be a thunderbolt
- an archaic word for thunderbolt
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Word History and Origins
Origin of thunderstone1
First recorded in 1590–1600; thunder ( def ) + stone ( def )
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Example Sentences
He describes the "thunderstone" as an "agglomeration of brick, soot, unburned coal, and cinder."
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The thunderstone, or thunderbolt, was supposed to have no power of harming any one who was asleep, or who wore laurel leaves.
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He searched among the roots of this tree and found a "thunderstone."
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Meunier tells of another "thunderstone" said to have fallen in North Africa.
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In Notes and Queries, 2-8-92, a writer says that he had a "thunderstone," which he had brought from Jamaica.
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