eaglestone

<chemical> A concretionary nodule of clay ironstone, of the size of a walnut or larger, so called by the ancients, who believed that the eagle transported these stones to her nest to facilitate the laying of her eggs; aetites.

Source: Websters Dictionary

(01 Mar 1998)


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