Definition of Loadstane
Loadstone or Lodestone, an iron ore remarkable for its magnetic
quality or power of attracting iron; it derived its name from its use as
a leading stone in the compass to mariners.
- Wikipedia
{ Load"stone`, Lode"stone (?) },
n. [Load, lode + stone.]
(Min.) A piece of magnetic iron ore possessing polarity
like a magnetic needle. See Magnetite.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Archaic. A magnet, iron oxide in the form of magnetite.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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