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eolith

American  
[ee-uh-lith] / ˈi ə lɪθ /

noun

  1. a chipped stone of the late Tertiary Period in Europe once thought to have been flaked by humans but now known to be the product of natural, nonhuman agencies.

eolith British  
/ ˈiːəʊˌlɪθ /

noun

  1. a stone, usually crudely broken, used as a primitive tool in Eolithic times

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Other Word Forms

  • eolithic adjective

Etymology

Origin of eolith

First recorded in 1890–95; eo- + -lith

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These he improved by chipping the edges, making them more serviceable, or chipping the eolith, so as to grasp it more easily.

From History of Human Society by Blackmar, Frank W. (Frank Wilson)

But both on and below the surface, the gravel being perhaps from five to seven feet deep, another type of stone occurs, the so-called eolith.

From Anthropology by Marett, R. R. (Robert Ranulph)

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