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ˈtoʊdˌstoʊntoad·stone

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  1. toadstonenoun

    A small stone, once believed to be a jewel embedded in the head of a toad, worn as a amulet

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Toadstonenoun

    A concretion supposed to be found in the head of a toad.

    Etymology: toad and stone.

    The toadstone presumed to be found in the head of that animal, is not a thing impossible. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

Wikipedia

  1. Toadstone

    The toadstone, also known as bufonite (from Latin bufo, "toad"), is a mythical stone or gem that was thought to be found in the head of a toad. It was supposed to be an antidote to poison and in this it is like batrachite, supposedly formed in the heads of frogs. Toadstones were actually the button-like fossilised teeth of Lepidotes, an extinct genus of ray-finned fish from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. They appeared to be "stones that are perfect in form" and were set by European jewellers into magical rings and amulets from Medieval times until the 18th century.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Toadstonenoun

    a local name for the igneous rocks of Derbyshire, England; -- said by some to be derived from the German todter stein, meaning dead stone, that is, stone which contains no ores

  2. Toadstonenoun

    bufonite, formerly regarded as a precious stone, and worn as a jewel. See Bufonite

Wikidata

  1. Toadstone

    The toadstone, also known as bufonite, is a mythical stone or gem thought to be found in, or produced by, a toad, and is supposed to be an antidote to poison. Artifacts called "toadstones" were actually the fossilized teeth of Lepidotes, an extinct genus of ray-finned fish from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, as they appeared to be "stones that are perfect in form".

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of toadstone in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of toadstone in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5


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