rock housen.

Brit.

/ˈrɒk haʊs/, U.S.

/ˈrɑk ˌhaʊs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rock n.¹, house n.¹

Etymology: < rock n.¹ + house n.¹

1. A house built of stone or quarried rock. Also: a house excavated in a rock face.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > house of specific material or construction

thatch-house1521

slate house1554

thack housec1600

frame house1627

log-house1662

straw1665

thatch1693

tin-house1798

fog house1799

leaf house1811

rock house1818

black house1819

blockhouse1821

white house1824

slab-and-bark house1826

brown house1845

brush house1854

soddy1877

hurdle-housea1879

bottle house1913

stucco1922

prefab1942

Portal house1944

Airey1945

yali1962

1818 E. P. Fordham Jrnl. 26 Jan. in Pers. Narr. Trav. (1906) 154 They had a strong rock house among the hills.

1889 Harper's Mag. Dec. 120/1 Thet thar rock house o' his'n, which he hev quayried the rock an' put up hisse'f, I 'low it's the beatenes' house in creation.

1946 Liberty 25 May 73/2 You'll be amazed at the cleanliness of the rock houses thatched with straw.

1992 Nat. Trust Mag. Autumn 11/1 Work has begun on a unique project to rebuild one of the derelict rock houses at Kinver Edge in Staffordshire.

2. U.S. regional (southern and south Midland). A shelter beneath overhanging rocks, esp. one that provides a suitable habitat for ferns.

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the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > hole or pit > [noun] > cave > other

hill-den1582

self-open1674

ice cave1770

bone cave1813

rock house1860

cavelet1864

1860 Southern Literary Messenger Aug. 127 [Alum Cave] is not strictly a cave, it is what they call in mountains ‘a rock house’,—that is, a precipice so far projecting over its base, as to shelter the space beneath from rain or snow.

1883 E. A. Smith Rep. Geol. Surv. Alabama 1881–2 438 Underneath the overhanging cliffs, or ‘rock houses’, as they are termed, grow abundantly some of our rarest and most beautiful ferns.

1901 C. T. Mohr Plant Life Alabama 17 The..fern, Trichomanes petersii,..with others like it hidden in the dark recesses of rocky defiles and the so-called ‘rock houses’.

1948 E. N. Dick Dixie Frontier 26 Along the rivers in certain places the rocks projected out over the banks. Hunters and early settlers sometimes lived in the shelter of these for months. They were known as rock houses.

1997 Courier-Jrnl. (Louisville, Kentucky) 21 Mar. (Weekend Extra section) 15/1 There are sandstone rockhouses, moss-covered boulders and—one of the truly great rewards for getting through another winter—fragrant wildflowers.

3. slang (chiefly U.S.). A building or apartment used to sell or distribute crack cocaine; = crack house n. at crack n. Additions 21. Cf. rock n.¹ 5g.

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society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [noun] > shop > shops selling other specific goods > narcotics or drug paraphernalia

head shop1966

rock house1984

crack house1985

1984 Los Angeles Times 20 Oct. 30/6 When suspicious landlords ask what is going on, the rock house operators simply pay them off to keep them quiet.

1988 ‘J. Norst’ Colors xiv. 182 ‘We are hitting a single-family dwelling, cinder-block construction, red in color.’ ‘I don't recall it right off,’ one of the Southeast guys asked. ‘This a rock house?’

1997 G. Sikes 8 Ball Chicks i. 13 In the ghetto, I would learn, there are hundreds of independent ‘rock house’ franchises.

2007 C. Tavris & E. Aronson Mistakes were Made v. 139 Here you are in a rock house, everyone knows what is going on, and these scumbags are going to walk.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rock house
释义	rock housen. Brit. /ˈrɒk haʊs/, U.S. /ˈrɑk ˌhaʊs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rock n.¹, house n.¹ Etymology: < rock n.¹ + house n.¹ 1. A house built of stone or quarried rock. Also: a house excavated in a rock face. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > house of specific material or construction thatch-house1521 slate house1554 thack housec1600 frame house1627 log-house1662 straw1665 thatch1693 tin-house1798 fog house1799 leaf house1811 rock house1818 black house1819 blockhouse1821 white house1824 slab-and-bark house1826 brown house1845 brush house1854 soddy1877 hurdle-housea1879 bottle house1913 stucco1922 prefab1942 Portal house1944 Airey1945 yali1962 1818 E. P. Fordham Jrnl. 26 Jan. in Pers. Narr. Trav. (1906) 154 They had a strong rock house among the hills. 1889 Harper's Mag. Dec. 120/1 Thet thar rock house o' his'n, which he hev quayried the rock an' put up hisse'f, I 'low it's the beatenes' house in creation. 1946 Liberty 25 May 73/2 You'll be amazed at the cleanliness of the rock houses thatched with straw. 1992 Nat. Trust Mag. Autumn 11/1 Work has begun on a unique project to rebuild one of the derelict rock houses at Kinver Edge in Staffordshire. 2. U.S. regional (southern and south Midland). A shelter beneath overhanging rocks, esp. one that provides a suitable habitat for ferns. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > hole or pit > [noun] > cave > other hill-den1582 self-open1674 ice cave1770 bone cave1813 rock house1860 cavelet1864 1860 Southern Literary Messenger Aug. 127 [Alum Cave] is not strictly a cave, it is what they call in mountains ‘a rock house’,—that is, a precipice so far projecting over its base, as to shelter the space beneath from rain or snow. 1883 E. A. Smith Rep. Geol. Surv. Alabama 1881–2 438 Underneath the overhanging cliffs, or ‘rock houses’, as they are termed, grow abundantly some of our rarest and most beautiful ferns. 1901 C. T. Mohr Plant Life Alabama 17 The..fern, Trichomanes petersii,..with others like it hidden in the dark recesses of rocky defiles and the so-called ‘rock houses’. 1948 E. N. Dick Dixie Frontier 26 Along the rivers in certain places the rocks projected out over the banks. Hunters and early settlers sometimes lived in the shelter of these for months. They were known as rock houses. 1997 Courier-Jrnl. (Louisville, Kentucky) 21 Mar. (Weekend Extra section) 15/1 There are sandstone rockhouses, moss-covered boulders and—one of the truly great rewards for getting through another winter—fragrant wildflowers. 3. slang (chiefly U.S.). A building or apartment used to sell or distribute crack cocaine; = crack house n. at crack n. Additions 21. Cf. rock n.¹ 5g. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [noun] > shop > shops selling other specific goods > narcotics or drug paraphernalia head shop1966 rock house1984 crack house1985 1984 Los Angeles Times 20 Oct. 30/6 When suspicious landlords ask what is going on, the rock house operators simply pay them off to keep them quiet. 1988 ‘J. Norst’ Colors xiv. 182 ‘We are hitting a single-family dwelling, cinder-block construction, red in color.’ ‘I don't recall it right off,’ one of the Southeast guys asked. ‘This a rock house?’ 1997 G. Sikes 8 Ball Chicks i. 13 In the ghetto, I would learn, there are hundreds of independent ‘rock house’ franchises. 2007 C. Tavris & E. Aronson Mistakes were Made v. 139 Here you are in a rock house, everyone knows what is going on, and these scumbags are going to walk. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1818
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