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tortoise-core

[ tawr-tuh s-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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Nearby words

tortiously, tortoise, tortoise beetle, tortoise brooch, tortoise plant, tortoise-core, tortoiseshell, tortoiseshell cat, tortoiseshell turtle, tortola, tortoni

Origin of tortoise-core

First recorded in 1915–20
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019