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debitage

[ deb-i-tij ]
/ ˈdɛb ɪ tɪdʒ /

noun Archaeology.

lithic debris and discards found at the sites where stone tools and weapons were made.

Nearby words

  1. debility,
  2. debir,
  3. debit,
  4. debit card,
  5. debit policy,
  6. debitor,
  7. debonair,
  8. debone,
  9. deborah,
  10. deboshed

Origin of debitage

< French débitage, equivalent to débit(er) to cut up, saw up (< dé- de- + -biter, verbal derivative of bitte bitt) + -age -age
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