thunderstone

thunderstone
thunderstone [thun′dərstōn΄]
n.
any of various stones, fossils, prehistoric implements, etc. formerly thought to have been hurled to earth by lightning and thunder

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thun·der·stone (thŭnʹdər-stōn') n.
1. Any of various mineral concretions, such as a belemnite, formerly supposed to be thunderbolts.
2. Archaic. A flash of lightning conceived as a stone; a thunderbolt.

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