channery

American  

[chan-uh-ree] / ˈtʃæn ə ri /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of channery

Scots dialect: literally, “gravelly,” equivalent to channer “gravel” (alteration of channel “gravel, channel”) + -y ¹; see channel ¹