curling stone

American  

[kur-ling stohn] / ˈkɜr lɪŋ ˌstoʊn /

noun

Curling.

1. an ellipsoidal object made of polished granite, with an official weight of 38 to 44 pounds (17.2 to 20 kilograms), a top-mounted handle, and a concave bottom, leaving only the outer ring of the bottom to make contact with the ice in a game of curling.

   The rare granites used to make curling stones are quarried from only two places—a small Scottish island and a small Welsh village.

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Etymology

Origin of curling stone

First recorded in 1630–40

Example Sentences

A curling stone, due to the immutable laws of physics, slows down as it crosses the ice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

On a tiny island in Siberia, Daanen walked in with a chunk of gouda cheese the size of a curling stone, which they ate from at every meal for a week.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 24, 2023

It's worn on the slide foot and used for sliding out of the hack to deliver a curling stone down the sheet.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2022

“I have this internal rumble that sounds like a curling stone gliding over pebbled ice.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2022

Three hundred women were consolidating the earthwork by means of round, flat blocks of granite about twice the size of a curling stone.

From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by Scott, J.W. Robertson