eolith

[ ee-uh-lith ]
/ ˈi ə lɪθ /

noun

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.

Origin of eolith

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

OTHER WORDS FROM eolith

e·o·lith·ic, adjective

Words nearby eolith

British Dictionary definitions for eolith

eolith
/ (ˈiːəʊˌlɪθ) /

noun

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