SNAKESTONE

Etymology

Noun

snakestone (countable and uncountable, plural snakestones)

A kind of hone slate or whetstone obtained in Scotland.

(paleontology) An ammonite (because of its coiled form).

Source: Wiktionary


Snake"stone`, n.

1. A kind of hone slate or whetstone obtained in Scotland.

2. (Paleon.)

Definition: An ammonite; -- so called from its form, which resembles that of a coiled snake.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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