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Al-toba 'the brick'
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Adobe, английский
- A heavy soil, composed largely of clay and silt in sufficient quantities to form a matrix in which sand particles are firmly imbedded; water is added, and straw, manure, and fragments of tile are sometimes combined with this mixture to provide increased mechanical strength and cohesion when it dries. it can be used as a plaster or be formed into bricks, often shaped by hand in a wooden form, then sun-dried; widely
- Mudcap,
- A firm sticky clay.
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Albacore, английский
A fish of the family scombrid?, found in shoals in the ocean; it is about 5 or 6 feet long, with an average weight of nearly 100 lbs. when fine.
Adobe, английский
- A heavy soil, composed largely of clay and silt in sufficient quantities to form a matrix in which sand particles are firmly imbedded; water is added, and straw, manure, and fragments of tile are sometimes combined with this mixture to provide increased mechanical strength and cohesion when it dries. it can be used as a plaster or be formed into bricks, often shaped by hand in a wooden form, then sun-dried; widely
- Mudcap,
- A firm sticky clay.
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