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rocking stone

American  

noun

  1. any fairly large rock so situated on its base that slight forces can cause it to move or sway.


rocking stone British  

noun

  1. Also called: logan, logan-stone. a boulder so delicately poised that it can be rocked

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of rocking stone

First recorded in 1730–40


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"That's all we've got" He leaned his spear against the rocking stone and pushed back two handfuls of hair.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

Half an hour's travel ought to bring us to the rocking stone at the entrance, and safety.

From Jacqueline of Golden River by Ralph P. (Ralph Pallen) Coleman

Then I raised her in my arms and was staggering across the cave toward the tunnel which led to the rocking stone.

From Jacqueline of Golden River by Ralph P. (Ralph Pallen) Coleman

On the declivity of a hill on Ashover Common is a rocking stone, called Robin Hood's Mark, which measures about twenty-six feet in circumference.

From Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. by Thomas Cantrell Dugdale

That's the way it was with the rocking stone.

From The Bobbsey Twins in a Great City by Laura Lee Hope

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