rock-shelter
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rock-shelter
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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But the original paleolithic man did not get beyond the cavern or the rock-shelter.
From Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
Then he hunts himself out a hollow tree or rock-shelter, curls himself up quietly to sleep, and snores away the whole livelong winter.
From Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science by Allen, Grant
The disappearance of the herds caused Fleetfoot and Willow-grouse to leave the rock-shelter.
From The Later Cave-Men by Brown, Howard V.
My rock-shelter is hedged about with prickly thorns and thistles….
From The Renascence of Hebrew Literature (1743-1885) by Slouschz, Nahum
Isak had a hard time, with cold at nights, for a while; he tried burying himself in the hay under the rock-shelter, tried to bed down for himself with the cows.
From Growth of the Soil by Hamsun, Knut
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