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The "eagle-stone" is also a concretion to which magical properties were ascribed.
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(noun) - (1) A variety of iron ore, so called from the belief that it was found in the nest of the eagle, where it was supposed to prevent the eagle's eggs from becoming rotten. --Richard Hoblyn's Medical Dictionary, 1859 (2) This stone was formerly supposed to facilitate delivery if bound on the thigh, and to prevent abortion if bound on the arm. --Robley Dunglison's Dictionary of Medical Science, 1844
January 26, 2018