
Define the word Eaglestone"Eaglestone" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Eaglestone \Ea"gle*stone\, n. (Min.)
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; a["e]tites.
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