Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snakestone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
snake-stone
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of hone slate or whetstone obtained in Scotland.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An ammonite (because of its coiled form).

Countable

noun

A usually porous substance made from charred bones, earth, etc. and believed to cure snakebites.

Indian usage; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From snake + stone.

Usage

Inflected Forms

snakestones (plural)

Questions

What does snakestone mean?
A kind of hone slate or whetstone obtained in Scotland.
Where does snakestone come from?
From snake + stone.

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