greywacke
Britishnoun
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Origin of greywacke
C19: partial translation of German Grauwacke; see wacke
Example Sentences
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Before we left, I asked a worker when he expected Cleopatra’s Needle would be standing up at Greywacke Knoll, and he said it could be months.
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Just a few more blocks and it will be at Greywacke Knoll.
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I thought that they were just going to drag it the short distance from Fifth Avenue to Greywacke Knoll, but they didn’t.
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Greywacke Knoll is higher than Fifth Avenue, and they have to raise the obelisk about fifty feet to get it into position.
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Annie and I went over to Greywacke Knoll today, where the Needle is going to stand forever.
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