rock shelter

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The upper rock-shelter has been dug out or enlarged with a pick.

From Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)

The disappearance of the herds caused Fleetfoot and Willow-grouse to leave the rock-shelter.

From The Later Cave-Men by Brown, Howard V.

Isak had a hard time, with cold at nights, for a while; he tried burying himself in the hay under the rock-shelter, tried to bed down for himself with the cows.

From Growth of the Soil by Hamsun, Knut

The rock-shelter and the cave are the homes which men seek from the advancing cold.

From The Story of Evolution by McCabe, Joseph

Then he hunts himself out a hollow tree or rock-shelter, curls himself up quietly to sleep, and snores away the whole livelong winter.

From Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science by Allen, Grant