toadstone
toadstone · toadstones
A small stone, once believed to be a jewel embedded in the head of a toad, worn as an…A small stone, once believed to be a jewel embedded in the head of a toad, worn as an amulet.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A small stone, once believed to be a jewel embedded in the head of a toad, worn as an amulet.
(countable, uncountable)A soft, earthy variety of trap-rock of a brownish-grey colour, looking like an argillaceous deposit.
Origin
From toad + stone.From toad + stone.
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Forms
plural: toadstones| Singular | toadstone |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable