rocking stone

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noun

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

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Also called logan stone, loggan stone, logging stone.

Origin of rocking stone

First recorded in 1730–40

Words nearby rocking stone

rocking chair, Rockingham, rocking horse, rocking rhythm, rocking shear, rocking stone, rocking valve, Rock Island, rock jasmine, rock jock, Rockland

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How to use rocking stone in a sentence

In this island cave nature had placed a curiosity, known as a rocking stone.
Pocket Island|Charles Clark Munn
He rested his weight on the rocking stone again and tried to throw it forward; but its balance seemed perfect.
The Trail Boys on the Plains|Jay Winthrop Allen
With a smash and a rumble, the rocking stone pitched over the brink of the hill.
The Trail Boys on the Plains|Jay Winthrop Allen
The rocking stone, commonly reckoned a Druidical monument, has always been held in superstitious veneration by the people.
Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border Volume III (of 3)|Walter Scott

On the summit stands the famous Logan rocking-stone, which is said to weigh eighty tons.
A Yacht Voyage Round England|W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for rocking stone

rocking stone

noun

a boulder so delicately poised that it can be rockedAlso called: logan, logan-stone

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