# toadstone

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A small stone, once believed to be a jewel embedded in the head of a toad, worn as an amulet.
2. A soft, earthy variety of trap-rock of a brownish-grey colour, looking like an argillaceous deposit.

## Etymology
From toad + stone.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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