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• a variation of lodestone.

loadstone

American  

[lohd-stohn] / ˈloʊdˌstoʊn /

noun

1. lodestone.

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loadstone British  

/ ˈləʊdˌstəʊn /

noun

1. a variant spelling of lodestone

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Etymology

Origin of loadstone

1505–15; earlier load lode + stone

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Example Sentences

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loadstone

This week, the rookie receiver Kadarius Toney hobbled off with an ankle injury, a week after his 189-yard game against Dallas showed he could be a loadstone in the receiver rotation.

From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2021

“In the current environment, wage growth needs to be a major factor, maybe even a loadstone for the Fed, when it’s deciding to raise rates.”

From US News ● Feb. 24, 2015

The natural magnet is sometimes called the loadstone.

From Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A Progressive Course of Study for Engineers, Electricians, Students and Those Desiring to acquire a Working Knowledge of Electricity and its Applications by Nehemiah Hawkins

Left "loadstone" on page 2 although it's spelled "lodestone" everywhere else, because it's in a quote.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola

For Franz Liszt it was a loadstone of double power—the ideality of the place attracted him and its religion anchored his spiritual restlessness.

From Franz Liszt by James Huneker

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