rock-shelter
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rock-shelter
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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The upper rock-shelter has been dug out or enlarged with a pick.
From Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
My rock-shelter is hedged about with prickly thorns and thistles….
From The Renascence of Hebrew Literature (1743-1885) by Slouschz, Nahum
That the upper story took its name from the rock-shelter may be further illustrated.
From A Study of Pueblo Pottery as Illustrative of Zuñi Culture Growth. Fourth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1882-83, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1886, pages 467-522 by Cushing, Frank Hamilton
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
A human parietal with a piece missing that had evidently been taken out, was found beneath the rock-shelter of Entre-Roches near Angouleme.
From Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples by D'Anvers, N.
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