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loam
noun
- a rich soil composed of clay, sand, and some organic matter
- a mixture of moistened clay, sand, and some organic matter, as straw, used in plastering, making foundry molds, etc.
- popularly any rich, dark soil
transitive verb
to fill or cover with loam
See loam in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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