rimrock

noun

Etymology

From rim + rock.

  1. derived from rocca
  2. derived from roche
  3. inherited from *rocc — “rock
  4. inherited from rocke
  5. compounded as rimrock — “rim + rock

Definitions

  1. An outcrop of hard rock, often in the form of a cliff at the edge of a plateau, that…

    An outcrop of hard rock, often in the form of a cliff at the edge of a plateau, that forms the margin of a gravel deposit

  2. To drive (animals) over a cliff edge.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA