stones

stones
   the testicles
   On man and other mammals:
    A philosopher, with two stones more than's artificial one. (Shakespeare, Timon of Athens)
   The obsolete stoned horse man was not a heroin addict but the groom who took a stallion — stony — around farms to impregnate mares.

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  • stones —    Large boulders and prehistoric standing stones often attracted folklore; there were also widespread beliefs about the protective powers of small holed stones, hagstones, snakestones, thunderstones, and geodes called eaglestones. From antiquity …   A Dictionary of English folklore

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  • Stones — ➡ Rolling Stones. * * * …   Universalium

  • Stones —    Sacred and magic stones are listed under Treasures …   Who’s Who in non-classical mythology

  • Stones — I. /stoʊnz/ (say stohnz) noun Ellis, 1895–1975, Australian landscape architect. II. /stoʊnz/ (say stohnz) plural noun → Rolling Stones …  

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