rock hound

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person who collects rocks and minerals from the natural environment as a hobby. idiomatic

词形变化

rock hounds plural

词源

In use by 1910s (see Citations). Originally a playful term for geologists employed in the early days of the oil industry - other similar names included "sand smeller", "oil witch", "wrinkle chaser", "pebble pup". The intended parallel being the likeness of a geologist sniffing out - like a hound - something of value among the rocks. Term popularized perhaps by a 1921 story published in Cosmopolitan titled The Rockhound.
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