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rockhound definition

☆ rock·hound (räk′ho̵und′)

noun

Informal a person whose hobby is hunting for and collecting rocks, esp. semiprecious stones

Etymology: rock + hound ()

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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