lodestone


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
lodestone /ˈləʊdstəʊn/ (also loadstone)
noun a piece of magnetite or other naturally magnetized mineral, able to be used as a magnet.

■ a person or thing that is the focus of attention or attraction.

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