tortoise-core
[ tawr-tuhs-kawr, -kohr ]
/ ˈtɔr təsˌkɔr, -ˌkoʊr /
noun
Archaeology. a late Lower and Middle Paleolithic stone core characteristic of the Levalloisian tradition of toolmaking, having a rounded top and flattish bottom and prepared in advance to permit the removal of a single ellipsoid flake with one blow from a stone hammer.
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Origin of tortoise-core
First recorded in 1915–20
Words nearby tortoise-core
tortillon, tortious, tortoise, tortoise beetle, tortoise brooch, tortoise-core, tortoise plant, tortoiseshell, tortoiseshell cat, tortoiseshell turtle, Tortola
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