rolling stonen.¹

Brit.

/ˌrəʊlɪŋ ˈstəʊn/, U.S.

/ˌroʊlɪŋ ˈstoʊn/

Forms: see rolling adj. and adv. and stone n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rolling adj., stone n.

Etymology: < rolling adj. + stone n., after a rolling stone gathers no moss at moss n.¹ 6 (see discussion at that entry).

A person who is unwilling to settle for long in one place, a rambler, a wanderer.The register of usage is largely neutral, though the term is occasionally used pejoratively.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [noun] > without fixed aim or wandering > wanderer > one given to wandering

starter1578

groyl1582

rolling stone1598

floater1859

butterfly1876

roll-about1893

drifter1908

1598 T. Bastard Chrestoleros 48 Thy hands be ful, yet eye thou hast not one, Th' arte full of mosse, and yet a rolling stone.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Rodeur,..a rolling stone, one that does nought but runne here and there.

1627 R. Sanderson Ten Serm. 463 Some men are euer restlesse... But these rowling stones carry their curse with them; they seldome gather mosse.

1854 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 205/1 We should fill half a magazine by merely tracing his itinerary. There never was such a rolling stone.

1887 T. A. Trollope What I Remember I. ii. 41 One of the results of such a rolling-stone life as mine has been.

1892 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 6 Dec. 6/5 He was a shiftless fellow,—a rolling stone.

1938 Times Lit. Suppl. 8 Oct. 638/4 She was a rolling-stone and an ignorant Jill-of-all-trades.

1959 M. Shadbolt New Zealanders 110 He was..a rolling stone who moved about the country..beachcombing with Maoris in Northland.

2001 S. T. Joshi & D. E. Schultz H. P. Lovecraft Encycl. 143 [Arthur] Leeds was something of a rolling stone, having been with a traveling circus as a boy and performing odd jobs throughout his career.

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

rolling stonen.²

Brit.

/ˈrəʊlɪŋ ˌstəʊn/, U.S.

/ˈroʊlɪŋ ˌstoʊn/

Forms: see rolling n.¹ and stone n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rolling n.¹, stone n.

Etymology: < rolling n.¹ + stone n.

A cylindrical stone, esp. in the form of a heavy roller, used for crushing, flattening, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > shaping tools or equipment > [noun] > flattening

roll1410

rolling stone1611

planisher1858

flatter1874

flattener1875

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Rollon, a rowler, a rowling stone.

1656 in J. Robertson & C. Innes Munimenta Univ. Glasguensis (1854) III. 500 For hewing two rolleing stones for the gairdene.

1664 J. Evelyn Sylva (1679) 26 Stubbed oak is the fittest timber for the case of a cider mill, and suchlike engines, as best enduring the unquietness of a ponderous rolling stone.

1707 J. Ward Young Mathematician's Guide v. 396 A Cylinder (or Solid, like a Rolling Stone in a Garden).

1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. ii. 277 A rolling stone, a wheel-barrow,..are fitted for peculiar uses of mankind.

1788 tr. J. H. Campe New Robinson Crusoe III. xx. 100 They are pieces of wood made long and round, something like a rolling-stone.

1839 H. T. De la Beche Rep. Geol. Cornwall xv. 494 The granite annually raised in the district and employed for bridges, pavements, rolling-stones [etc.].

1846 T. Keightley Notes Bucolics & Georgics of Virgil 353 It [the threshing-floor] was then made solid and level with rammers or a rolling-stone.

1921 Asia Jan. 50/1 Sometimes the bundles are laid upon the barn floor and an ox with a rolling stone is driven across them.

2001 G. Gadgil Husbands & Pumpkins & Other Stories v. 89 The first thing a Saraswat woman does in the morning is to crack open a coconut, remove its flesh and start grinding it with a rolling stone.

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

单词	rolling stone
释义	rolling stonen.¹ Brit. /ˌrəʊlɪŋ ˈstəʊn/, U.S. /ˌroʊlɪŋ ˈstoʊn/ Forms: see rolling adj. and adv. and stone n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rolling adj., stone n. Etymology: < rolling adj. + stone n., after a rolling stone gathers no moss at moss n.¹ 6 (see discussion at that entry). A person who is unwilling to settle for long in one place, a rambler, a wanderer.The register of usage is largely neutral, though the term is occasionally used pejoratively. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [noun] > without fixed aim or wandering > wanderer > one given to wandering starter1578 groyl1582 rolling stone1598 floater1859 butterfly1876 roll-about1893 drifter1908 1598 T. Bastard Chrestoleros 48 Thy hands be ful, yet eye thou hast not one, Th' arte full of mosse, and yet a rolling stone. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Rodeur,..a rolling stone, one that does nought but runne here and there. 1627 R. Sanderson Ten Serm. 463 Some men are euer restlesse... But these rowling stones carry their curse with them; they seldome gather mosse. 1854 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 205/1 We should fill half a magazine by merely tracing his itinerary. There never was such a rolling stone. 1887 T. A. Trollope What I Remember I. ii. 41 One of the results of such a rolling-stone life as mine has been. 1892 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 6 Dec. 6/5 He was a shiftless fellow,—a rolling stone. 1938 Times Lit. Suppl. 8 Oct. 638/4 She was a rolling-stone and an ignorant Jill-of-all-trades. 1959 M. Shadbolt New Zealanders 110 He was..a rolling stone who moved about the country..beachcombing with Maoris in Northland. 2001 S. T. Joshi & D. E. Schultz H. P. Lovecraft Encycl. 143 [Arthur] Leeds was something of a rolling stone, having been with a traveling circus as a boy and performing odd jobs throughout his career. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). rolling stonen.² Brit. /ˈrəʊlɪŋ ˌstəʊn/, U.S. /ˈroʊlɪŋ ˌstoʊn/ Forms: see rolling n.¹ and stone n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rolling n.¹, stone n. Etymology: < rolling n.¹ + stone n. A cylindrical stone, esp. in the form of a heavy roller, used for crushing, flattening, etc. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > shaping tools or equipment > [noun] > flattening roll1410 rolling stone1611 planisher1858 flatter1874 flattener1875 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Rollon, a rowler, a rowling stone. 1656 in J. Robertson & C. Innes Munimenta Univ. Glasguensis (1854) III. 500 For hewing two rolleing stones for the gairdene. 1664 J. Evelyn Sylva (1679) 26 Stubbed oak is the fittest timber for the case of a cider mill, and suchlike engines, as best enduring the unquietness of a ponderous rolling stone. 1707 J. Ward Young Mathematician's Guide v. 396 A Cylinder (or Solid, like a Rolling Stone in a Garden). 1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. ii. 277 A rolling stone, a wheel-barrow,..are fitted for peculiar uses of mankind. 1788 tr. J. H. Campe New Robinson Crusoe III. xx. 100 They are pieces of wood made long and round, something like a rolling-stone. 1839 H. T. De la Beche Rep. Geol. Cornwall xv. 494 The granite annually raised in the district and employed for bridges, pavements, rolling-stones [etc.]. 1846 T. Keightley Notes Bucolics & Georgics of Virgil 353 It [the threshing-floor] was then made solid and level with rammers or a rolling-stone. 1921 Asia Jan. 50/1 Sometimes the bundles are laid upon the barn floor and an ox with a rolling stone is driven across them. 2001 G. Gadgil Husbands & Pumpkins & Other Stories v. 89 The first thing a Saraswat woman does in the morning is to crack open a coconut, remove its flesh and start grinding it with a rolling stone. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1598n.²1611
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