rocky roadn.

Brit.

/ˌrɒkɪ ˈrəʊd/, U.S.

/ˌrɑki ˈroʊd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rocky adj.¹, road n.

Etymology: < rocky adj.¹ + road n. Compare rocky adj.² 2a.

1. A process or course of action fraught with obstacles or difficulties.Often as part of an extended metaphor. Cf. note at rocky adj.¹ 1.

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1837 Tasmanian & Austral-Asiatic Rev. 27 Jan. 30/2 Oh! Lord, our head, remember us—shorten this our rocky road; take this heavy burden from us.

1884 C. E. Baxter Talofa 54 They say we are going to Paradise, but it is a rocky road to travel.

1934 E. O'Neill Days without End i. 36 It's a rocky road..this running away from truth in order to find it?

1960 Times 15 Mar. 14/7 The ‘Ring’ was never a fashionable hall but was a wonderful nursery for local lads..hoping to climb the rocky road to fistic fame and fortune.

1996 City Paper (Baltimore) 23 Oct. 36/3 But love is a rocky road if you happen to be womanizing, bigamist throat slasher.

2001 Star 6 Jan. 3/3 So far a1 [sc. a pop group] haven't put a foot wrong on the rocky road to superstardom.

2. Originally U.S. Also with capital initials. A flavour of ice cream, or type of cake, dessert, or confectionery, typically made with a mixture of chocolate chips, marshmallow, and nuts; (also) ice cream of this flavour. Frequently attributive.

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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > [noun] > other confections or sweet dishes

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1920 Daily Palo Alto (Stanford Univ.) 29 Apr. 5/3 (advt.) A delectable combination of the lightest marshmallows, fine-grained chocolate and rich, sweet walnuts, heavily covered with a luscious thick dark chocolate coating. Easy to eat... Learn about Rocky Roads today.

1934 Fresno (Calif.) Bee 9 Apr. Tuesday's menu... Rocky Road Ice Cream.

1935 Newcastle (Austral.) Sun 26 Sept. 13/3 (advt.) Block chocolate Best procurable 5 different varieties..Milk and Ginger..Fruit Salad..Rocky Road.

1986 San Diego Union-Tribune (Nexis) 11 Dec. (Food section) 2 The cakes, including such flavors as Rocky Road, Mudd Pie, Turtle, Fudge Brownie, Blueberry and Kahlua, cost $25 for a whole cake serving 16 to 20.

1996 J. Antonello Breaking out of Food Jail i. 17 Thirty minutes and a quart of Rocky Road later, Arlene was surprised and a little afraid.

2003 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 22 Mar. (A2 section) 6 From its basic recipe of marshmallow, nuts and chocolate, Rocky Road has been adapted by home cooks and commercial chefs to include everything from jelly lollies to pistachios, shredded coconut, sultanas, cherries and extra chocolate bits.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rocky road
释义	rocky roadn. Brit. /ˌrɒkɪ ˈrəʊd/, U.S. /ˌrɑki ˈroʊd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rocky adj.¹, road n. Etymology: < rocky adj.¹ + road n. Compare rocky adj.² 2a. 1. A process or course of action fraught with obstacles or difficulties.Often as part of an extended metaphor. Cf. note at rocky adj.¹ 1. ΚΠ 1837 Tasmanian & Austral-Asiatic Rev. 27 Jan. 30/2 Oh! Lord, our head, remember us—shorten this our rocky road; take this heavy burden from us. 1884 C. E. Baxter Talofa 54 They say we are going to Paradise, but it is a rocky road to travel. 1934 E. O'Neill Days without End i. 36 It's a rocky road..this running away from truth in order to find it? 1960 Times 15 Mar. 14/7 The ‘Ring’ was never a fashionable hall but was a wonderful nursery for local lads..hoping to climb the rocky road to fistic fame and fortune. 1996 City Paper (Baltimore) 23 Oct. 36/3 But love is a rocky road if you happen to be womanizing, bigamist throat slasher. 2001 Star 6 Jan. 3/3 So far a1 [sc. a pop group] haven't put a foot wrong on the rocky road to superstardom. 2. Originally U.S. Also with capital initials. A flavour of ice cream, or type of cake, dessert, or confectionery, typically made with a mixture of chocolate chips, marshmallow, and nuts; (also) ice cream of this flavour. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > [noun] > other confections or sweet dishes pionade1302 spinee1381 pokerouncea1450 strawberry cream1523 pannag1540 alkermes1547 sugar-bread1587 snow1597 flammick1600 Norfolk fool1623 fool1653 chocolate cream1702 meringue1706 steeple cream1747 trifle1755 snowball1769 sweet bread1777 marrangle1809 meteor1820 mimpins1820 Nesselrode1835 meringué1845 Swiss cream1845 turban1846 coconut cream1847 panforte1865 yokan1875 bombe1892 Eton mess1896 meringue Chantilly1901 streusel1909 rocky road1920 ringocandy1922 stem ginger1922 dulce de leche1923 kissel1924 some-more1925 cream-crowdie1929 Pavlova cake1929 s'more1934 cranachan1946 sugar-on-snow1947 calavera1948 suji halwa1955 vacherin1960 zuppa inglese1961 brûlée1966 pav1966 delice1967 banoffi1974 macaroon1985 Nanaimo1991 macaron1993 1920 Daily Palo Alto (Stanford Univ.) 29 Apr. 5/3 (advt.) A delectable combination of the lightest marshmallows, fine-grained chocolate and rich, sweet walnuts, heavily covered with a luscious thick dark chocolate coating. Easy to eat... Learn about Rocky Roads today. 1934 Fresno (Calif.) Bee 9 Apr. Tuesday's menu... Rocky Road Ice Cream. 1935 Newcastle (Austral.) Sun 26 Sept. 13/3 (advt.) Block chocolate Best procurable 5 different varieties..Milk and Ginger..Fruit Salad..Rocky Road. 1986 San Diego Union-Tribune (Nexis) 11 Dec. (Food section) 2 The cakes, including such flavors as Rocky Road, Mudd Pie, Turtle, Fudge Brownie, Blueberry and Kahlua, cost $25 for a whole cake serving 16 to 20. 1996 J. Antonello Breaking out of Food Jail i. 17 Thirty minutes and a quart of Rocky Road later, Arlene was surprised and a little afraid. 2003 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 22 Mar. (A2 section) 6 From its basic recipe of marshmallow, nuts and chocolate, Rocky Road has been adapted by home cooks and commercial chefs to include everything from jelly lollies to pistachios, shredded coconut, sultanas, cherries and extra chocolate bits. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1837
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