noun
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rare an amygdaloidal basalt occurring in the limestone regions of Derbyshire
Etymology
Origin of toadstone
Example Sentences
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Friar John singled him out of the whole knot of these rogues in grain, a red-snouted catchpole, who upon his right thumb wore a thick broad silver hoop, wherein was set a good large toadstone.
From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4 by Motteux, Peter Anthony
"A toadstone, I suppose?" replied Sir Ronald, lightly.
From Heiress of Haddon by Doubleday, William E.
At last he, with a low courtesy, put on her medical finger a pretty handsome golden ring, whereinto was right artificially enchased a precious toadstone of Beausse.
From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 by Motteux, Peter Anthony
Dr. Clarke noticed among the pebbles near the Lake of Tiberias pieces of a porous rock resembling the substance called toadstone in England; its cavities were filled with zeolite.
From Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time by Russell, Michael
Last of all he showed me a toadstone amulet set in silver, a charm to prevent and ward off the spells of fairies.
From The Heather-Moon by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)
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