curling stone

[ kur-ling stohn ]

/ ˈkɜr lɪŋ ˌstoʊn /

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noun Curling.

an ellipsoidal object made of polished granite, with an official weight of 38 to 44 pounds (17.2 to 20 kilograms), a top-mounted handle, and a concave bottom, leaving only the outer ring of the bottom to make contact with the ice in a game of curling: The rare granites used to make curling stones are quarried from only two places—a small Scottish island and a small Welsh village.

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Also called curl·ing rock

[kur-ling rok] /ˈkɜr lɪŋ ˌrɒk/ .

Origin of curling stone

First recorded in 1630–40

Words nearby curling stone

Curley, curli, curlicue, curling, curling iron, curling stone, Curling's ulcer, curling tongs, curl one's hair, curlpaper, curl up

How to use curling stone in a sentence

My body used for his hard pleasure; a stone god gripping me in his hands.
‘A Gronking to Remember’ Speed Read: 8 Naughtiest Bits|Emily Shire|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“The US cannot tolerate the idea of any rival economic entity,” Stone writes.
Oliver Stone’s Latest Dictator Suckup|James Kirchick|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Accusing his opponents of being locked in a Cold War mind-set, it is Stone who is beholden to old orthodoxies.
Oliver Stone’s Latest Dictator Suckup|James Kirchick|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
That Stone would slander the democratic, pro-Western, EuroMaidan revolution as a CIA coup is no surprise.
Oliver Stone’s Latest Dictator Suckup|James Kirchick|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Mullins quotes Stewart from an interview with Rolling Stone.
David Gregory's 'Meet the Press' Eviction Exposed in Washingtonian Takedown|Lloyd Grove|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That evening in the gondola, with one old and two newer friends, is marked with a white stone in my recollection.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
Monsieur,” growls the baron, “stone walls have ears, you say if only they had tongues; what tales these could tell!
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
A colossal steam "traveller" had ceaselessly carried great blocks of stone and long steel girders from point to point.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
The clink of the stone-masons' chisels had resounded year after year from morning till night.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
A few small rocks of some soft stone may be added, and in between these the Ferns are planted.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin