chockstone

British

/ ˈtʃɒkˌstəʊn /

noun

a stone securely jammed in a crack. It may vary in size from a pebble to a large boulder
another name for chock

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I have to contort my body to get under a human-sized chockstone trapped in mid-air and begin to understand, in the vaguest way, how Aron Ralston might have felt.

From The Guardian • Jan. 1, 2011

With immense labour I found a chockstone above my head, and managed to force my foot free.

From Prester John by Buchan, John

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