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Bible Encyclopedias
Boulder (Stone)
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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BOULDER (short for "boulder-stone," of uncertain origin; cf. Swed. bullersten, a large stone which causes a noise of rippling water in a stream, from bullra, to make a loud noise), a large stone, weathered or water-worn; especially a geological term for a large mass of rock transported to a distance from the formation to which it belongs. Similarly, in mining, a mass of ore found at a distance from the lode.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Boulder (Stone)'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/b/boulder-stone.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Boulder (Stone)'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/b/boulder-stone.html. 1910.
