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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1595
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(Saill-stone,) Saile-stone, n. [MDu. seilsteen, e.m.E. sail-stone (1683).] The, or a, load-stone. — 1595 Duncan App. Etym.
Magnes, the adamant, the saile-stone
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