| 释义 |
ˈrocking-stone
[rocking ppl. a.]
A large stone or boulder so poised on a limited base as to be easily swayed to and fro; a logan-stone.
1740Stukeley Stonehenge xi. 49, I have seen one of these rocking stones, as call'd commonly, in Derbyshire. 1799J. Robertson Agric. Perth 573 The rocking stone of Dron is 10 feet long and 7 broad, standing in an inclined position. 1802Playfair Huttonian Theory 395 What are called rocking-stones or in Cornwall, Logan-stones. 1855J. R. Leifchild Cornwall 2 Picturesque coast views,..rocking-stones and stones innumerable. 1871L. Stephen Playgr. Eur. (1894) iv. 96 A mass of huge loose rocks, which I can only compare to a continuous series of..rocking-stones. |