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gumbotil

[ guhm-buh-til ]
/ ˈgʌm bə tɪl /

noun Geology.

a sticky clay formed by the thorough weathering of glacial drift, the thickness of the clay furnishing means for comparing relative lengths of interglacial ages.

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Origin of gumbotil

1915–20; gumbo + til, variant of till4

Words nearby gumbotil

gumbo, gumboil, gumbo-limbo, gumboot, gumboots, gumbotil, gum dammar, gum digger, gum digger's spear, gumdrop, gum elastic
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British Dictionary definitions for gumbotil

gumbotil
/ (ˈɡʌmbətɪl) /

noun

a sticky clay formed by the weathering of glacial drift

Word Origin for gumbotil

C20: from gumbo + til (l) 4
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