rock hound

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rok hound]
- /rɒk haʊnd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rok hound]
- /rɒk haʊnd/

Definitions of rock hound words

noun rock hound a geologist. 1
noun rock hound an amateur collector of rocks, fossils, or minerals. 1

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Origin of rock hound

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1920-25

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Parts of speech for Rock hound

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Rock hound

rock hound popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

rock hound usage trend in Literature

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