Meanings
verbsplit on a rock (third-person singular simple present splits on a rock, present participle splitting on a rock, simple past and past participle split on a rock)
present singular third person splits on a rock · participle present splitting on a rock
- archaicidiomaticTo completely fail in one's attempt
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split on a rock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/split%20on%20a%20rock
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“split on a rock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/split%20on%20a%20rock. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “split on a rock,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/split%20on%20a%20rock.
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