TOADSTONE
\tˈə͡ʊdstə͡ʊn], \tˈəʊdstəʊn], \t_ˈəʊ_d_s_t_əʊ_n]\
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Among Derbyshire miners, certain trap-rocks which occur interstratified, or in connection with the mountain-limestones, void of ore; a stony concretion or jewel, fabled to be found in the head of the toad; a kind of amygdaloid, so called from its motted aspect resembling the skin of a toad.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
