Chercock

/ˈtʃɛrˌkɑk/ noun

A stone or marker placed in the middle of a curling rink; the stone used to determine the center point in the game of curling.

From dialectal or specialized curling terminology, possibly from 'cherry' (center) and 'cock' (the target stone). Scottish curling vocabulary that remained regional until the sport became international.

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