Meanings
stonerock1
plural stonerocks · alternative stone-rock · alternative stone rock
- A projecting rock or crag; a large boulder.
The late settlement of the flanks of Crowborough Beacon, the edges of Ashdown Forest, the narrow defile of the Dudwell valley in Burwash and the 'stonerock' fields in Eridge and Rotherfield are examples of the colonization of this least workable of land.
1967, H. E. Hallam, H. P. R. Finberg, Joan Thirsk, The Agrarian History of England and Wales, volume 2
Stonerock2
Origin
- Old Englishstānrocc
- Middle English*stonrock
- Englishstonerock
From Middle English *stonrock, ston-roche, stanroch, from Old English stānrocc. By surface analysis, stone + rock.
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stonerock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stonerock
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