Snakestone

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Snakestone \Snake"stone`\, n.
     1. A kind of hone slate or whetstone obtained in Scotland.
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     2. (Paleon.) An ammonite; -- so called from its form, which
        resembles that of a coiled snake.


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