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Blarney stone

noun
  1. a stone in Blarney Castle near Cork, Ireland, said to impart skill in flattery to anyone who kisses it.
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Examples from the Web for blarney stone

Historical Examples of blarney stone

  • Ah, Katty, you have been kissing the blarney-stone, she said.

  • From the virtues which it communicates to the masculine pilgrims, we have the well-known term blarney and blarney-stone.

    Bits of Blarney

    R. Shelton Mackenzie

British Dictionary definitions for blarney stone

Blarney Stone

noun
  1. a stone in Blarney Castle, in the SW Republic of Ireland, said to endow whoever kisses it with the gift of the gab and skill in flattery
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blarney stone in Culture

Blarney Stone

A stone in the wall of Blarney Castle in Ireland. According to an Irish legend, those who kiss the Blarney Stone receive a gift of eloquence that enables them to obtain, through persuasion, anything they want.

Note

People who talk “blarney” are saying things they do not mean. Usually the expression blarney is applied to flattery designed to gain a favor.
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