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hornstone definition

horn·stone (hôrn′stōn′)

noun

Obsolete flint, chert, etc.

Etymology: transl. of Ger hornstein: so named from its appearance

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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