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rip-rap 
"loose stone thrown down in water or soft ground as foundation," 1822, Amer.Eng., from earlier nautical meaning "stretch of rippling water" (often caused by underwater elevations), 1669, probably of imitative origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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