| Summary: | salt water n Years ago it was a custom to use "salt-water rocks"to warm the family's beds during the cold winter nights. This was used in place of a hot-water bottle. A "salt-water rock" is simply a small rock from the seashore, which has a smooth surface having been worn smooth by the waves. People say that this kind of rock is better not only because it is smooth but because it holds the heat longer. . . . These rocks probably weighing seven or eight pounds are gathered for [sic] the seashore, put into the oven of the kitchen stove and heated . . . taken out, rapped [sic] in a cloth and put into the bed, usually one or two in each bed. They usually stay warm for four or five hours during the nights. JH 10/71 Used I and Sup Used I 2 Not used [see 'lap rock'] This word form is also used under the head word beach n.
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