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单词 roll stone
释义

roll stonen.

Brit. /ˈrəʊl ˌstəʊn/, U.S. /ˈroʊl ˌstoʊn/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: roll v.2, stone n.
Etymology: < roll v.2 + stone n.
Chiefly U.S. Now rare.
A stone rounded by friction on a beach or in the bed of a river.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > a stone > [noun] > cobble
boulder-stonea1300
cogglea1400
cobbled stonec1435
cobble?a1500
cobblestone?a1500
boulder1607
cocklestone1677
cobling-stone1681
roll stone1830
1830 Albion 24 Apr. 365/1 The clay is of considerable thickness, and is mixed with roll stones, mostly lime-stone.
1843 J. C. Frémont Rep. 2 Aug. in D. Jackson & M. L. Spence Exped. J. C. Frémont (1970) I 458 A handsome stream..with clear water and a swift current, over a bed composed entirely of boulders or roll stones.
1872 1st Rep. Vermont State Board Agric. 1871–2 688 A fine specimen of gold from a rollstone he found, while digging a well.
1923 Papers Lancaster Hist. Soc. 27 157 Delicately poised on its smooth floor, which inclines sharply toward the hole, there is a ‘rollstone’ usually one of the ancient water-worn rock balls which abound in the region.
1967 Geogr. Rev. 57 135Roll-stones,’ water-rounded rock fragments.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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