rockwardadv.

Brit.

/ˈrɒkwəd/, U.S.

/ˈrɑkwərd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rock n.¹, -ward suffix.

Etymology: < rock n.¹ + -ward suffix.

poetic. Now rare.

Towards coastal rocks.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > [adverb] > towards

rockward1823

1823 Ld. Byron Island ii. xvii. 39 The Tropic bird wheeled rockward to his nest.

1869 R. Browning Ring & Bk. IV. xi. 192 All bound whither the main-current sets, Rockward, an end in foam for all of you!

1891 S. F. Harrison Pine, Rose & Fleur de Lis 18 We sang as the skiff we rockward bore.

1906 N. Hopper Sel. Poems III. xxxii To hear the kind sea calling the gulls that rockward go.

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

单词	rockward
释义	rockwardadv. Brit. /ˈrɒkwəd/, U.S. /ˈrɑkwərd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rock n.¹, -ward suffix. Etymology: < rock n.¹ + -ward suffix. poetic. Now rare. Towards coastal rocks. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > [adverb] > towards rockward1823 1823 Ld. Byron Island ii. xvii. 39 The Tropic bird wheeled rockward to his nest. 1869 R. Browning Ring & Bk. IV. xi. 192 All bound whither the main-current sets, Rockward, an end in foam for all of you! 1891 S. F. Harrison Pine, Rose & Fleur de Lis 18 We sang as the skiff we rockward bore. 1906 N. Hopper Sel. Poems III. xxxii To hear the kind sea calling the gulls that rockward go. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1823
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