curling stone

noun

A circular polished granite stone with a handle affixed to the top, used in the game of curling.

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Meanings

nouncurling stone (plural curling stones)

plural curling stones

  1. A circular polished granite stone with a handle affixed to the top, used in the game of curling.

    What was it happened? Neither Malone nor I was in a position to say, for both of us were swept off our feet as by a cyclone and swirled along the grass, revolving round and round like two curling stones upon an ice rink.

    1929, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, When the World Screamed

Synonyms & antonyms

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stone
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APA

curling stone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curling%20stone

MLA

“curling stone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curling%20stone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “curling stone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curling%20stone.

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