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marl

noun

  1. a mixture of clay, sand, and limestone in varying proportions, that is soft and crumbly and usually contains shell fragments
  2. any loose, earthy, crumbly deposit

transitive verb

to cover or fertilize with marl

Related Forms:

transitive verb

to wind marline around (rope), taking a hitch at each turn

See marl in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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