"toadstone" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: toadstones [plural]
Etymology: toad + stone Etymology templates: {{compound|en|toad|stone}} toad + stone Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} toadstone (countable and uncountable, plural toadstones)
  1. A small stone, once believed to be a jewel embedded in the head of a toad, worn as an amulet. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (a small stone worn as an amulet): beayf-chlagh [feminine] (Manx)
    Sense id: en-toadstone-en-noun-I87aoblu Disambiguation of 'a small stone worn as an amulet': 97 3
  2. (geology) A soft, earthy variety of trap-rock of a brownish-grey colour, looking like an argillaceous deposit. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-toadstone-en-noun-x1lq9rLM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Manx translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 33 67 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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