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chockstone

/ ˈtʃɒkˌstəʊn /

noun

  1. a stone securely jammed in a crack. It may vary in size from a pebble to a large boulder
  2. See chock
    another name for chock

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Chockstone: a northern word for a stone wedged between the sides of a gully.

With immense labour I found a chockstone above my head, and managed to force my foot free.

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