madstone
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[edit]madstone (plural madstones)
- (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.