English Explanatory Dictionary

chockstone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A stone, ranging in size from a boulder to a pebble, which has become wedged in a vertical fissure or cleft.
  2. A metal wedge or nut, threaded on a wire, used in rock climbing for protection by wedging it into a crack in the rock.

Pronunciation

/ˈtʃɒkstəʊn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chockstone.wav /ˈt͡ʃɑkstoʊn/

Word forms

chockstone chockstones

Etymology

From chock + stone. The climbing sense derives from the wedges' use as artificial chockstones.

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