“slocking-stone”的英文意思

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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