eaglestone

American  

[ee-guhl-stohn] / ˈi gəlˌstoʊn /

noun

1. a concretionary lump of ironstone about the size of a walnut, formerly believed to be carried by eagles to their nests as a magical aid in laying eggs.

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eaglestone British  

/ ˈiːɡəlˌstəʊn /

noun

1. a hollow oval nodule of clay ironstone, formerly thought to have magical properties

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Etymology

Origin of eaglestone

First recorded in 1595–1605; eagle + stone

Example Sentences

As the wails of the companions grew near as loud as those of the mother, Jennet threw them all outside—the woman attendant who shrieked more than she attended, the wailing husband, and Magister Reese, who then stood at the shuttered window, frantically paging through his Great Work looking for something to help and every now and then calling, “Jennet, you must find the bulb of a white lily” or “Virgins’ hair and ant eggs!” or “An eaglestone! Who has an eaglestone?”

From Literature

In Angola, a rise in the price of oil to $55 a barrel on average would boost government revenues by 9% in 2017, while $50 oil would lift it by 4%, according to analysts at Eaglestone Securities.

From The Wall Street Journal

If Sebald’s work does indeed belong to a developed, direct and educated sphere of literary responses to Belsen, as Eaglestone suggests, it’s worth considering its place within the novel.

From Time

Before the judge passed sentence, Esprit's counsel William Eaglestone said Esprit used some of the stolen money to make mortgage payments.

From BBC

Thus in six days we lost twenty seamen and seven marines, together with Lieutenant Thomas Philipsmith of the marines, and Mr John Eaglestone, master’s mate.

From Project Gutenberg