madstone

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madstone

  • /ˈmadstəʊn/ UK

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From mad + stone.

noun madstones

  1. US A stone believed to have the power to heal the bite of a rabid or venomous animal. I gathered my things and asked the Negroes to return the scalps they'd stolen, along with my madstone.

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@misc{madstone_2026,
  title = {madstone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/madstone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}