curling-stonen.

Etymology: curling n.¹ 2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcurling-stone.

The stone with which the game of curling is played. It was in the 17th cent. a quoit-like natural stone (channel-stone) of from 5 to 20 lbs., with hollows made for the thumb and fingers; in the 18th cent. a heavy natural boulder of 50 to 120 lbs., with smooth base having an iron or wooden handle inserted; it is now a cheese-shaped stone of not more than 36 inches in circumference, or 50 pounds weight, with an iron handle on the upper surface.

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1638 H. Adamson Muses Threnodie Inventorie f. 5^v His hats, his hoods, his bels, his bones, His allay bowles, and curling stones.

1891 J. M. Barrie Little Minister I. xi. 188 I could hear the roar of curling stones at Bathie-bog.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	curling-stone
释义	curling-stonen. Etymology: curling n.¹ 2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcurling-stone. The stone with which the game of curling is played. It was in the 17th cent. a quoit-like natural stone (channel-stone) of from 5 to 20 lbs., with hollows made for the thumb and fingers; in the 18th cent. a heavy natural boulder of 50 to 120 lbs., with smooth base having an iron or wooden handle inserted; it is now a cheese-shaped stone of not more than 36 inches in circumference, or 50 pounds weight, with an iron handle on the upper surface. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > curling > [noun] > curling-stone quoiting stonea1400 curling-stone1638 stone1638 channel stone1789 rock1789 quoit1809 1638 H. Adamson Muses Threnodie Inventorie f. 5^v His hats, his hoods, his bels, his bones, His allay bowles, and curling stones. 1891 J. M. Barrie Little Minister I. xi. 188 I could hear the roar of curling stones at Bathie-bog. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1638
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