rock steady

noun

the style of vocalized Jamaican popular music that succeeded ska and preceded reggae in the 1960s, influenced by American soul music and having a more upbeat tempo with emphasis on electric bass and guitar rather than on horns.

Origin of rock steady

First recorded in 1965–70

Words nearby rock steady

rock snake, rock spray, Rock Springs, rock squirrel, rock star, rock steady, rock the boat, rock thrush, rock tripe, rockumentary, rock up

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Example sentences from the Web for rock steady

His eyes had a metallic glitter and his hand was rock-steady.
Turnover Point|Alfred Coppel
They were trembling now, not rock-steady as when they held the musket on the balcony at La Granja.
The Firebrand|S. R. Crockett
Carolyn reached out, brushed a windswept tuft of hair from above the rock-steady eyes that looked at her.
Next Door, Next World|Robert Donald Locke
Rock-steady the muzzle came down and covered the first indistinct brown bulk which entered the notch of the sights.
Then I'll Come Back to You|Larry Evans

British Dictionary definitions for rock steady

rock steady

noun

a type of slow Jamaican dance music of the 1960s

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单词	rock steady
释义	rock steady noun the style of vocalized Jamaican popular music that succeeded ska and preceded reggae in the 1960s, influenced by American soul music and having a more upbeat tempo with emphasis on electric bass and guitar rather than on horns. Origin of rock steady First recorded in 1965–70 Words nearby rock steady rock snake, rock spray, Rock Springs, rock squirrel, rock star, rock steady, rock the boat, rock thrush, rock tripe, rockumentary, rock up Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rock steady His eyes had a metallic glitter and his hand was rock-steady. Turnover Point\|Alfred Coppel They were trembling now, not rock-steady as when they held the musket on the balcony at La Granja. The Firebrand\|S. R. Crockett Carolyn reached out, brushed a windswept tuft of hair from above the rock-steady eyes that looked at her. Next Door, Next World\|Robert Donald Locke Rock-steady the muzzle came down and covered the first indistinct brown bulk which entered the notch of the sights. Then I'll Come Back to You\|Larry Evans British Dictionary definitions for rock steady rock steady noun a type of slow Jamaican dance music of the 1960s Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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