Suckstone
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A remora. obsolete
"[H]is Admirall-gally was in her course staied by that little fish, the Latines call Remora, and the English a Sucke-stone, whose property is, to stay any ship he can fasten himselfe unto."
Synonyms
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More examples"[H]is Admirall-gally was in her course staied by that little fish, the Latines call Remora, and the English a Sucke-stone, whose property is, to stay any ship he can fasten himselfe unto."
Etymology
From suck + stone.
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