shingly

[shing-glee]

shin·gly

[shing-glee]
adjective
consisting of or covered with shingle.

Origin:
1765–75; shingle2 + -y1
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Shingly is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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shingle2 (ˈʃɪŋɡəl)
 
n
1.  coarse gravel, esp the pebbles found on beaches
2.  a place or area strewn with shingle
 
[C16: of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian singl pebbles, Frisian singel gravel]
 
'shingly2
 
adj

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