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Gyprock

/ (ˈdʒɪprɒk) /
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noun
trademark Australian the brand name of a type of plasterboard
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Word Origin for Gyprock

from gypsum + rock

Words nearby Gyprock

gyp, gyp joint, gyplure, gypo, gyppo, Gyprock, gyp-room, gypseous, Gypsies, gypsiferous, gypsophila
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How to use Gyprock in a sentence

  • The workshop was another dead mall, this one a horseshoe of storefronts separated by flimsy gyprock.

    Makers|Cory Doctorow

  • Alan smelled him now, a stink like a mouse dead between the gyprock in the walls, the worst smell imaginable.

    Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town|Cory Doctorow
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