Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

madstone

/ˈmadstəʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mad-stone
IPA: /ˈmadstəʊn/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stone believed to have the power to heal the bite of a rabid or venomous animal.

American usage

Example Sentences

"I gathered my things and asked the Negroes to return the scalps they'd stolen, along with my madstone."

Etymology

From mad + stone.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈmadstəʊn/

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

madstones (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce madstone?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmadstəʊn/.
What does madstone mean?: A stone believed to have the power to heal the bite of a rabid or venomous animal.
Where does madstone come from?: From mad + stone.

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