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chockstone

/ˈtʃɒkstəʊn/ · noun

Meaning

  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.

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  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data