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snakestone

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[sneyk-stohn] / ˈsneɪkˌstoʊn /

noun

  1. a piece of porous material popularly supposed to neutralize the toxic effect of a snakebite.

  2. ayr stone.

Etymology

Origin of snakestone

First recorded in 1655–65; snake + stone

Example Sentences

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He was polishing the metal clasp surrounding the snakestone, as gently and as carefully as an archaeologist on a dig, taking off the black and revealing the glittering silver beneath it.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

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