English Explanatory Dictionary

adder stone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A stone of varying forms and usually glassy with a naturally formed hole, which is often used as an amulet or bead.

Pronunciation

en-au-adder stone.ogg

Word forms

adder stone adder stones adder-stone adderstone

Etymology

From adder + stone. The word is attested since the late 16th century, its earliest use being found in a work by Arthur Golding (c. 1536 – 1606). The perforation was imagined to be made by the sting of an adder.

Synonyms

adder bead hag stone self-bored stone serpent's egg snake's egg snakestone witch stone
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