eagle stone

plural eagle stones

1. alternativeAlternative form of eaglestone.

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

   2005, Barbara Freitag, Sheela-na-gigs: Unravelling an Enigma

   3 more examples

   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.

   2008, Kathleen Givens, Kilgannon

   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.”

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

   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.

   2013, George R. Rapp, Archaeomineralogy, page 6