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land plaster

noun

  1. finely ground gypsum, used chiefly as a fertilizer.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of land plaster1

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
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Example Sentences

Sifted coal ashes, land plaster, and dry sawdust are sometimes used instead of earth on the droppings boards.

Gypsum or land plaster is often sprinkled on stable floors and about manure heaps to prevent the loss of ammonia.

Other forms are gypsum or land plaster, gas lime (a refuse from gas works) and marl.

Land plaster is a sulphate, and its tendency is to make a soil sour.

Gypsum or land plaster holds ammonia, and is thus of the highest value as a preservative.

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