rocking stone

noun

any fairly large rock so situated on its base that slight forces can cause it to move or sway.

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Also called logan stone, loggan stone, logging stone.

Origin:
1730–40

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rocking stone

—n
	logan, Also called: logan-stone a boulder so delicately poised that it can be rocked

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