channery

[ chan-uh-ree ]

/ ˈtʃæn ə ri /

noun

an accumulation of thin, flat, coarse fragments of sandstone, limestone, or schist with diameters up to 6 inches (15 cm): used in Scotland and Ireland for gravel.

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Origin of channery

Scots dial.: literally, gravelly, equivalent to channer gravel (alteration of channel gravel, channel¹) + -y¹

Words nearby channery

channel-hop, channel-surf, channelbill, channeling, channelize, channery, channing, chanoyo, chanoyu, chanson, chanson d'amour