thunderstone

or thun·der-stone

[ thuhn-der-stohn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

thunderstone

/ ˈθʌndəˌstəʊn /

a long tapering stone, fossil, or similar object, formerly thought to be a thunderbolt
See thunderbolt
an archaic word for thunderbolt

First recorded in 1590–1600; thunder ( def ) + stone ( def )

He describes the "thunderstone" as an "agglomeration of brick, soot, unburned coal, and cinder."

The thunderstone, or thunderbolt, was supposed to have no power of harming any one who was asleep, or who wore laurel leaves.

He searched among the roots of this tree and found a "thunderstone."

Meunier tells of another "thunderstone" said to have fallen in North Africa.

In Notes and Queries, 2-8-92, a writer says that he had a "thunderstone," which he had brought from Jamaica.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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