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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See the quotation.
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Examples
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Short periods of more or less comfortable squelching alternated with much longer periods of precarious rock-hopping through the freezing rapids, and I found to my relief that I was much too busy to think very much about Jamie.
Sick Cycle Carousel 2010
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The stark volcanic islands, whose rugged trails sometimes require rock-hopping or balancing on slippery surfaces, provide a wilderness experience that isn't marred by being part of a 100-passenger ship.
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On streams where the fishing is done by rock-hopping, knee-high rubber boots may be the most comfortable.
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The group were snorkelling and rock-hopping along the stretch of reef when the waves hit, the Herald Sun reports.
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At midday, Jigmed would lead us on walks through orchards and barley fields, or rock-hopping through dried-up riverbeds.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Even if the XV can't muster the wherewithal to go rock-hopping, it still has a metaphorical mountain to climb.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Andrew English 2012
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At midday, Jigmed would lead us on walks through orchards and barley fields, or rock-hopping through dried-up riverbeds.
NYT > Home Page By HEIDI MITCHELL 2011
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Practically rock-hopping so close in to the shore they went, and, at one point heading towards a rather alarmed spectator fleet, Torben Grael displayed his expert local knowledge, and Ericsson 4 started to make steady gains up through the fleet.
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The latter part of the walk involved a great deal of rock-hopping through and around the beautiful pools and took over 2 hours.
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PUMA was furthest off shore, but Telefónica Blue was rock-hopping along the shore, hoping to sneak round the fleet, but the forecast is for strong south-westerly breeze offshore, which means creeping along the coast may not pay off.
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