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loam - What does it mean?

Definition of 'loam'

English

(wikipedia)

Noun

  • A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
  • * 1602 : , act V scene 1
  • Alexander died, Alexander was buried, Alexander
    returneth to dust, the dust is earth, of earth we make
    loam', and of why that ' loam whereto he was converted
    might they not stop a beer-barrel?
  • (metalworking) A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making moulds for large castings, often without a pattern.
  • Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To cover, smear, or fill with loam.
  • (Webster 1913)

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