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shin⋅gly

  [shing-glee]
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–adjective
consisting of or covered with shingle.
Origin:
1765–75; shingle 2 + -y 1
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shin·gle 2   (shĭng'gəl)   
n.  

  1. Beach gravel consisting of large smooth pebbles unmixed with finer material.

  2. A stretch of shore or beach covered with such gravel.


[Middle English.]
shin'gly adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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