See Also: rocker(medicine)
rocker(dictionary)
rocker(dictionary)
Lincoln rocker(dictionary)
Rocker - Speed Skating(gambling)
Rocker Arm - Motor Sports(gambling)
Rocker Sole - Golf(gambling)
Rocker Panel - Motor Sports(gambling)

rocker (iou)



rocker noun. ME.
[from ROCK verb1 + -ER1.]
A person who rocks a cradle. ME.
A curved support on which a rocking-chair, cradle, etc., rocks. M18.
A beam fixed to the body of a horse-drawn coach to support the floorboards. L18.
A rocking-chair; a rocking-horse. M19.
= CRADLE noun 10. M19.
Skating.
a. A skate with a curved blade. M19.
b. A figure similar to a counter (COUNTER noun3 5). L19.
A rocking device forming part of a mechanism; esp. (a) a device for controlling the positions of brushes in a dynamo; (b) a rocker arm in an internal-combustion engine. L19.
Engraving. = CRADLE noun 9. Also mezzotint rocker. L19.
A tanning vat in which hides are rocked to and fro. L19.
A popular song that rocks; a rock song. M20.
A person who performs, dances to, or enjoys rock music; spec. one associated with long hair, leather jackets, and motorcycles (freq. opp. MOD noun3). M20.
A curved stripe under the three chevrons of a sergeant's badge (US Military); any similar badge bearing a slogan or device. M20.
Phrases: off one's rocker colloq. crazy, mad. shoofly rocker: see SHOOFLY 3.
Comb.: rocker arm a rocking lever in an engine; esp. one in an internal-combustion engine which serves to work a valve and is operated by a pushrod from the camshaft; rocker-bottom foot Medicine = rocker foot below; rocker box Astronomy a simple altazimuth mount as used with a Dobsonian telescope; rocker foot Medicine a foot with the sole curved downwards; rocker panel in a motor vehicle, a panel forming part of the bodywork below the level of the passenger door; rocker switch an electrical on/off switch incorporating a spring-loaded rocker.