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snakestone

snake·stone
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sneyk-stohn]
    • /ˈsneɪkˌstoʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sneyk-stohn]
    • /ˈsneɪkˌstoʊn/

Definitions of snakestone word

  • noun snakestone a piece of porous material popularly supposed to neutralize the toxic effect of a snakebite. 1
  • noun snakestone ayr stone. 1
  • noun snakestone a stone believed to be effective at curing snake bites 0

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Origin of snakestone

First appearance:

before 1655
One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1655-65; snake + stone

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Parts of speech for Snakestone

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

snakestone popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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