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noun
A kind of hone slate or whetstone obtained in Scotland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
An ammonite (because of its coiled form).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: biology, history, human-sciences, natural-sciences, paleontology, sciences
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noun
A usually porous substance made from charred bones, earth, etc. and believed to cure snakebites.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, countable, uncountable
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History
From snake + stone.
