单词 | slocking-stone |
释义 | ˈslocking-stone Cornish dial. [f. slock v.2] (See quots.)
1778Pryce Min. Cornub. Gloss. s.v., Slocking-Stone, a tempting, inducing, or rich stone of Ore. Ibid., There have been..instances of Miners who have deceived their employers by bringing them Slocking-Stones from other Mines. 1864Mrs. Lloyd Ladies of Polcarrow 89 These deceptive specimens are called ‘slocking-stones’ by the mining community. 1880E. Cornw. Gloss. s.v. Slock, Slocking stones are tempting, selected stones shown, to induce strangers to adventure in a mine. |

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