scabrock

scabrock
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: scab (I) + rock
1. : an area or outcropping of scabland

following the tongues of scabrock between the cultivated fields — H.L.Davis

two-acre patch of scabrock — W.M.Mason

2. : rock forming or scattered over the surface of scabland

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • scabland — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: scab (I) + land 1. : an elevated tract of bare or shallow soiled rocky land (as the top of a butte or mesa) in the Northwest caused especially (as on the Columbia lava plateau) by denudation of the soil mantle or… …   Useful english dictionary

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