- swinestone
- \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: translation of German schweinstein; so called from its unpleasant odor: a black bituminous limestone that usually emits a fetid smell when rubbed
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Swinestone — Swine stone , n. (Min.) See {Stinkstone}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
swinestone — Stinkstone Stink stone , n. (Min.) One of the varieties of calcite, barite, and feldspar, which emit a fetid odor on being struck; called also {swinestone}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
swinestone — Anthraconite An*thrac o*nite, n. [See {Anthracite}.] (Min.) A coal black marble, usually emitting a fetid smell when rubbed; called also {stinkstone} and {swinestone}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Anthraconite — An*thrac o*nite, n. [See {Anthracite}.] (Min.) A coal black marble, usually emitting a fetid smell when rubbed; called also {stinkstone} and {swinestone}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stinkstone — Stink stone , n. (Min.) One of the varieties of calcite, barite, and feldspar, which emit a fetid odor on being struck; called also {swinestone}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stinkstone — Anthraconite An*thrac o*nite, n. [See {Anthracite}.] (Min.) A coal black marble, usually emitting a fetid smell when rubbed; called also {stinkstone} and {swinestone}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Simson — Recorded in the spellings of Symson, Simson and Simpson, this is an Anglo Scottish surname with two distinct possible origins. The first and most generally accepted being a patronymic form of the medieval male name Simme , claimed to be a variant … Surnames reference
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