A rounded piece of rock that is larger than gravel.

small, smooth stone, late 13c., from Old English papolstan "pebblestone," of unknown origin. Perhaps imitative. Some sources compare Latin papula "pustule, pimple, swelling."

A fine spray of water applied to a sheet of curling ice before commencing play.

very small, rounded rock.

a small smooth roundish piece of stone

a smooth, rounded fragment of rock that is larger than gravel but smaller than a boulder, in the range of 10-100mm in diameter.

verb Definition: to take gravel from the bottom of a fish tank in the mouth and spit it out again Example Sentence: The fish were pebbling the purple gravel.

(n) a small smooth rounded rock

calculus

Loose particles of rock or mineral (sediment) that range in size from 2 - 64 millimeters in diameter. Pebbles are the smallest type of gravel. more details...

The water droplets applied to a sheet of ice before commencing play. These droplets freeze, which then reduces the friction between the ice and the stones.

Refer to lump lime.

A light spray of water that freezes on contact with the ice creating small bumps that cut down the amount of the ice surface the rock is in contact with.

A fine spray of water droplets applied to the sheet before the start of each game. Curling stones slide along the frozen pebble, not on smooth ice.

Term often synonymously used for  gravel, grain size 2-7.5 cm diameter.

A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water. * Shakespeare *: the pebbles on the hungry beach * Milton *: children gathering pebbles on the shore (geology) A particle from 4 t [..]