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lode·stone (-stōn′)

noun

  1. any strongly magnetized rock, esp. one containing magnetite
  2. something that attracts as with magnetic force

Etymology: lode + stone

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