madstone

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Etymology

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From mad +‎ stone.

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Noun

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madstone (plural madstones)

  1. (US) A stone believed to have the power to heal the bite of a rabid or venomous animal. [from 19th c.]
    • 2013, Philipp Meyer, The Son, Simon & Schuster, published 2014, page 332:
      I gathered my things and asked the Negroes to return the scalps they'd stolen, along with my madstone.

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