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ROCK'Y, a. [from rock.] 1. Full of rocks; as a rocky mountain; rocky shore. 2. R...
ROCK'LESS, a. Being without rocks. ROCK'-OIL , n. Another name for petrol or pet...
ROCK'ING, ppr. Moving backwards and forwards.
ROCK'INESS, n. [from rocky.] State of abounding with rocks.
ROCK'ET, n. An artificial fire-work, consisting of a cylindrical case of paper, ...
ROCK'ER, n. One who rocks the cradle; also, the curving piece of wood on which a...
ROCK'ED, pp. [from rock, the verb.] Moved one way and the other.
ROCK'-SALT, n. Fossil or mineral salt; salt dug from the earth; muriate of soda....
ROCK-RUBY, n. A name sometimes given to the garnet, when it is of a strong, but ...
ROCK'-ROSE, n. A plant of the genus Cistus.
ROCK-CRYS'TAL, n. The most perfect variety of silicious earth or quartz; limpid ...
ROCK-BUTTER, n. A subsulphite of alumin, oozing from aluminous rocks.
ROCK'-ALUM, n. The purest kind of alum. [See Roche-alum. ROCK'-BASON , n. A cavi...
ROCK, n. [Gr., L. rupes, from the root of rumpo, to break or burst. If this is n...
ROCH'ET, n. A surplice; the white upper garment of a priest worn while officiati...
ROC'AMBOLE, ROCHE-ALUM, n. Rock-alum, a purer kind of alum. Rochelle salt, tartr...