finely broken stone

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• Dam — /dam, dahm/, n. (Carl Peter) Henrik /kahrl pee ter hen rik/; Dan. /kahrddl pay teuhrdd hen rddik/, 1895 1976, Danish biochemist: Nobel prize for medicine 1943. * * * I Barrier built across a stream, river, or estuary to conserve water for such… …   Universalium

• stonebrash — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : land abounding in stones; especially : a subsoil of small stones or finely broken rock * * * stoneˈbrash noun A soil of finely broken rock • • • Main Entry: ↑stone …   Useful english dictionary

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