Meaning of adder stone | Babel Free

Definitions

A stone of varying forms and usually glassy with a naturally formed hole, which is often used as an amulet or bead.

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“Adder stones are supposed to be efficacious against disease of cattle.”

“These adder stones were actually old beads found about the countryside, but the Druids claimed that they were produced by a group reproductive effort of a summer congress of adders, and held some of the magic of the parent snakes. Adder stones strengthened their owners in legal disputes and helped them get access to kings.”

“An adder stone is a type of stone, usually glassy, with a naturally occurring hole through it.”

“I saw a flash on the stony hill on the other side of the pool, as if a mirror were reflecting the light cast by the hole in Dr. Hassan′s adder stone.”

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