rocking noun². ['rɒkɪŋ] Scot. Now rare or obsolete. L18.
[from ROCK noun² + -ING¹.]
A social gathering of a kind formerly held on winter evenings in the country districts of Scotland.

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rocking ppl adjective. ['rɒkɪŋ] LME.
[from ROCK verb¹ + -ING².]
1. That rocks. LME.
rocking stone a logan.
Melody Maker A rocking version of..'Sweet Sixteen'.

2. Prosody. Designating a metre in which each foot consists of a stressed syllable standing between two unstressed syllables. L19.

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rocking verbal noun¹. ['rɒkɪŋ] LME.
[from ROCK verb¹ + -ING¹.]
1. The action of ROCK verb¹. LME.

2. The action of using a cradle or rocker in gold-mining or engraving. M19.

Comb.:
rocking-chair noun & adjective (a) noun a chair mounted on curved supports or on springs so that the sitter can gently rock to and fro in it; (b) adjective (US) lacking or not involving first-hand experience; rocking-horse a model of a horse mounted on curved supports or on springs, for a child to rock on.

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