eagle stone

English

Noun

eagle stone (plural eagle stones)

1. Alternative form of eaglestone
   • 2005, Barbara Freitag, Sheela-na-gigs: Unravelling an Enigma:

     Of the many different types the aetites or eagle stone was probably the best known.

   • 2008, Kathleen Givens, Kilgannon:

     I knew I worried them, but I felt fine, and although I told myself it was foolish, I kept the eagle stone with me at all times.

   • 2012, Ras Michael Brown, African-Atlantic Cultures and the South Carolina Lowcountry, page 165:

     From that day on, Green kept his powerful eagle stone stowed away and “wrap in a leaf from the Bible.” Those who possessed an eagle stone were reputed to be able to attract not only game but “almost any object you can name.”

   • 2013, George R. Rapp, Archaeomineralogy, page 6:

     A case that proves an exception to this rule is his discussion of the so-called “eagle stone” in which he expresses his skepticism about its magical qualities.