Definitions for toadstone

toadstone toad·stone

Spelling: [tohd-stohn]
IPA: /ˈtoʊdˌstoʊn/

Toadstone is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 373 anagrams from letters in toadstone (adenoostt).

Definitions for toadstone

noun

  1. 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 of toadstone

First recorded in 1550-60; toad + stone

Examples for toadstone

Popular names for them are "whinstone," "greenstone," "toadstone" and "trap."

The toadstone was supposed to be specially powerful against witchcraft and poison.

Dark and weird are the legends relating to the power of the toadstone, that amulet so highly prized by witches and astrologers.

The setting is of silver, and the jewel which it carries is called a toadstone.

The lead veins exist in the calcareous strata, but disappear at the limits of the toadstone.

Last of all he showed me a toadstone amulet set in silver, a charm to prevent and ward off the spells of fairies.

Word Value for toadstone
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