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See Roc. |
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A distaff used in spinning; the staff or frame about which
flax is arranged, and from which the thread is drawn in spinning. |
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A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone
or crag. See Stone. |
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Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's crust,
whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth, clay, etc., when in
natural beds. |
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That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a
support; a refuge. |
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Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling
the wreck of a vessel upon a rock. |
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The striped bass. See under Bass. |
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To cause to sway backward and forward, as a body resting
on a support beneath; as, to rock a cradle or chair; to cause to
vibrate; to cause to reel or totter. |
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To move as in a cradle; hence, to put to sleep by rocking;
to still; to quiet. |
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To move or be moved backward and forward; to be violently
agitated; to reel; to totter. |
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To roll or saway backward and forward upon a support; as,
to rock in a rocking-chair. |
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