rocking stone
any fairly large rock so situated on its base that slight forces can cause it to move or sway.
Origin of rocking stone
1- Also called logan stone, loggan stone, logging stone.
Words Nearby rocking stone
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How to use rocking stone in a sentence
In this island cave nature had placed a curiosity, known as a rocking stone.
Pocket Island | Charles Clark MunnHe rested his weight on the rocking stone again and tried to throw it forward; but its balance seemed perfect.
The Trail Boys on the Plains | Jay Winthrop AllenWith a smash and a rumble, the rocking stone pitched over the brink of the hill.
The Trail Boys on the Plains | Jay Winthrop AllenThe rocking stone, commonly reckoned a Druidical monument, has always been held in superstitious veneration by the people.
Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border Volume III (of 3) | Walter ScottOn the summit stands the famous Logan rocking-stone, which is said to weigh eighty tons.
A Yacht Voyage Round England | W.H.G. Kingston
British Dictionary definitions for rocking stone
a boulder so delicately poised that it can be rocked: Also called: logan, logan-stone
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