cinder-block

cinder block

noun
a concrete building block made with a cinder aggregate.

Origin:
1925–30

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cinder block
 
n
the usual US name for breeze block

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Cinder-block is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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