Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A variety of limestone which gives off a fetid odor when quarried or struck by a hammer.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Min.) One of the varieties of calcite, barite, and feldspar, which emit a fetid odor on being struck; -- called also
swinestone .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun mineralogy One of the varieties of
calcite ,barite , andfeldspar , which emit a foetid odour on being struck.
Etymologies
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stink + stone
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