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BLARNEY STONE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Blarney Stone mean?
• BLARNEY STONE (noun)
The noun BLARNEY STONE has 1 sense:
1. a stone in a castle in Ireland that is said to impart skill in flattery to anyone who kisses it
Familiarity information: BLARNEY STONE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A stone in a castle in Ireland that is said to impart skill in flattery to anyone who kisses it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Instance hypernyms:
stone (building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose)
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