01 a. Full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks; as, a rocky mountain; a rocky shore.
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1.
Full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks; as, a rocky mountain; a rocky shore.
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2.
Like a rock; as, the rocky orb of a shield.
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3.
Fig.: Not easily impressed or affected; hard; unfeeling; obdurate; as, a rocky bosom.
Phrases & compounds
Rocky Mountain locust —
the Western locust, or grasshopper. See Grasshopper.
Rocky Mountain sheep —
See Bighorn.