Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chockstone

/ˈt͡ʃɑkstoʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chock-stone
IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɑkstoʊn/

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stone, ranging in size from a boulder to a pebble, which has become wedged in a vertical fissure or cleft.

noun

A metal wedge or nut, threaded on a wire, used in rock climbing for protection by wedging it into a crack in the rock.

Example Sentences

"In these coldest hours before dawn, from three until six, I take up my knife again and hack at the chockstone. I continue to make minimal but visible progress in the divot."

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈt͡ʃɑkstoʊn/
British English: /ˈtʃɒkstəʊn/

Inflected Forms

chockstones (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

piton

Questions

How do you pronounce chockstone?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃɑkstoʊn/.
What does chockstone mean?: A stone, ranging in size from a boulder to a pebble, which has become wedged in a vertical fissure or cleft.
Where does chockstone come from?: From chock + stone. The climbing sense derives from the wedges' use as artificial chockstones.

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