ə noun
a poorly sorted sandstone containing fragments of rock and minerals in a clayey matrix.
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| obsolete any of various soft earthy rocks that resemble or are derived from basaltic rocks | |
| [C18: from German: rock, gravel, basalt] | |
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Wacke
is always a great word to know.
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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wacke
rock resembling sandstone, 1803, from Ger. Wacke, from M.H.G. wacke "a large stone," from O.H.G. wacko "gravel," probably from O.H.G. wegan "to move." A miner's word, brought into geology by Ger. geologist Abraham Gottlob Werner (1750-1817).
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