Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An ear-stone or otolith of a fish, superstitiously regarded as bringing luck to the owner or wearer.

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Examples

  • Steinar swam at him and tore off the lucky-stone with the bag it was in, and threw them both into the water, saying in verse: --

    Kormáks saga. English 1862- [Translator] J��n Stef��nsson 1893

  • Promising to keep the Blennerhassetts apprised of the progress of his plans, he bade old and young good-bye, and departed for Philadelphia, the lucky-stone in his breast pocket.

    A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett William Henry Venable 1878

  • Summer into his breast pocket, to keep company with the lucky-stone.

    A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett William Henry Venable 1878

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