ˈrock-hewn,a. [rock n.1] Cut out of the rock. 1804J. Grahame Sabbath 674 Winding adown the rock⁓hewn paths.1853Rock Church of Our Fathers III. i. 154 That angel-trumpet blast which will crack the rock-hewn sepulchre.1890A. J. C. Hare S.-E. France 577 A rock⁓hewn staircase winding round the steep.