adder stone

== English == === Alternative forms === adder-stone adderstone === Etymology === From adder +‎ stone. The word is attested since the late 16th century, its earliest use being found in a work by Arthur Golding (c. 1536 – 1606). The perforation was imagined to be made by the sting of an adder. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ad‧der stone === Noun === adder stone (plural adder stones) A stone of varying forms and usually glassy with a naturally formed hole, which is often used as an amulet or bead. ==== Synonyms ==== adder bead hag stone self-bored stone serpent's egg snake's egg snakestone witch stone ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “adder-stone”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.