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toadstone

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toad⋅stone

  [tohd-stohn]
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–noun
any of various stones or stonelike objects, formerly supposed to have been formed in the head or body of a toad, worn as jewels or amulets.
Origin:
1550–60; toad + stone
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toad·stone   (tōd'stōn')   
n.  A stone once worn as a charm and believed to have been formed in the body of a toad.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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