Roching cask
Roch″ing cask′ (?). [Probably from F. roche a rock.] A tank in which alum is crystallized from a solution.
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Rock
Rock (?), n. See Roc.
Rock (2)
Rock, n. [OE. rocke; akin to D. rok, rokken, G. rocken, OHG. roccho, Dan. rok, Icel. rokkr. Cf. Rocket a firework.] A distaff used in spinning; the staff or frame about which fl...
Rock (3)
Rock, n. [OF. roke, F. roche; cf. Armor. roc'h, and AS. rocc.] 1. A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. See Stone.Come one, come all! this rock ...
Rock (4)
Rock (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Rocked (?);p. pr. & vb. n.Rocking.] [AS. roccian; akin to Dan. rokke to move, to snake; cf. Icel. rukkja to pull, move, G. rücken to move, push, pul...
Rock (5)
Rock, v. i. 1. To move or be moved backward and forward; to be violently agitated; to reel; to totter.The rocking townSupplants their footsteps. J. Philips.2. To roll or saway b...
Rock shaft
Rock″ shaft′ (?). [Cf. Rock, v. i.] (Mach.) A shaft that oscillates on its journals, instead of revolving, — usually carrying levers by means of which it receives and communicat...
Rock staff
Rock″ staff′ (?). [Cf. Rock, v. i.] An oscillating bar in a machine, as the lever of the bellows of a forge.
Rockaway
Rock″a‐way (?), [Probably from Rockaway beach, where it was used.] Formerly, a light, low, four-wheeled carriage, with standing top, open at the sides, but having waterproof cur...
Rockelay
{ Rock″e‐lay (?), Rock″lay (?) }, n. See Rokelay.
Rocker
Rock″er, n. 1. One who rocks; specifically, one who rocks a cradle.It was I, sir, said the rocker, who had the honor, some thirty years since, to attend on your highness in your...
Rockered
Rock″ered (?), a.(Naut.) Shaped like a rocker; curved; as, a rockered keel.
Rockery
Rock″er‐y (?), n.(Gardening) A mound formed of fragments of rock, earth, etc., and set with plants.
Rocket
Rock″et (?), n. [F. roquette (cf. Sp. ruqueta, It ruchetta), fr. L. eruca.] (Bot.) (a) A cruciferous plant (Eruca sativa) sometimes eaten in Europe as a salad. (b) Damewort. (c)...
Rocket (2)
Rock″et (?), n. [It. rocchetta, fr. rocca a distaff, of German origin. Named from the resemblance in shape to a distaff. See Rock a distaff.] 1. An artificial firework consistin...
Rocket (3)
Rock″et, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Rocketed; p. pr. & vb. n.Rocketing.] (Sporting) To rise straight up; said of birds; usually in the present participle or as an adjective.An old cock ...
Rocketer
Rock″et‐er (?), n.(Sporting) A bird, especially a pheasant, which, being flushed, rises straight in the air like a rocket.
Rockfish
Rock″fish′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) (a) Any one of several California scorpænoid food fishes of the genus Sebastichthys, as the red rockfish (S. ruber). They are among the most important ...
Rockiness
Rock″i‐ness (?), n. [From Rocky.] The state or quality of being rocky.
Rocking
Rock″ing, a. Having a swaying, rolling, or back-and-forth movement; used for rocking.Rocking shaft. (Mach.) See Rock shaft.
Rocking-chair
Rock″ing–chair′ (?), n. A chair mounted on rockers, in which one may rock.
Rocking-horse
Rock″ing–horse′ (?), n. The figure of a horse, mounted upon rockers, for children to ride.
Rocking-stone
Rock″ing–stone′ (?), n. A stone, often of great size and weight, resting upon another stone, and so exactly poised that it can be rocked, or slightly moved, with but little force.
Rockless
Rock″less, a. Being without rocks. Dryden.
Rockling
Rock″ling (?), n.(Zoöl.) Any species of small marine fishes of the genera Onos and Rhinonemus (formerly Motella), allied to the cod. They have three or four barbels.
Rockrose
Rock″rose′ (?), n.(Bot.) A name given to any species of the genus Helianthemum, low shrubs or herbs with yellow flowers, especially the European H. vulgare and the American fros...
Rocksucker
Rock″suck′er (?), n.(Zoöl.) A lamprey.