单词 | rock hopping |
释义 | > as lemmasrock hopping rock hopping n. (a) a method of transporting seal blubber across rocks to a boat (rare); (b) the action of negotiating a stream or riverbed by stepping from boulder to boulder. ΚΠ 1887 G. B. Goode Fisheries U.S.: Hist. & Methods II. 437 The end of the rope is thrown to a boat just outside the breakers, and the raft of blubber is towed to the tender or vessel. This rafting process is called by the sealers ‘rock-hopping’. 1952 J. A. Thomson Deer Hunter Pl. XII, (caption) Rock-hopping to keep dry feet dry. 1999 Backpacker Oct. 27 If rock hopping or log crossing triggers panic, maybe you need to fine-tune your balancing act. < as lemmas |
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