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slocking stone

slocking stone noun: a rich piece of ore displayed in order to tempt people to embark in a mining enterprise.

Noun

slocking stone (plural slocking stones)

  1. (Cornwall, obsolete) A rich piece of ore displayed in order to tempt people to embark in a mining enterprise.

Forms of slocking stone

pluralslocking stones

Questions about slocking stone

What does slocking stone mean?
Slocking stone means a rich piece of ore displayed in order to tempt people to embark in a mining enterprise.
What part of speech is slocking stone?
Slocking stone is a noun.
What is the plural of slocking stone?
The plural of slocking stone is slocking stones.

Words near slocking stone in the dictionary

  1. slocken
  2. slockened
  3. slockening
  4. slockens
  5. slocking
  6. slocking stone
  7. slocking stones
  8. slocks
  9. SLOCs
  10. Slocum
  11. Slocumb

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