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gannister

gannister is the alternative form of ganister.

Meaning of ganister

Noun

ganister (countable and uncountable, plural ganisters)

  1. A hard, fine-grained sandstone, used in manufacturing silica bricks for lining furnaces.
    • Like those in southern Huntingdon County, the ridges of southern Blair County were often covered with ganister.1991,, Town of Claysburg - Refractories Company Town, Historic American Buildings Survey, page 2

Forms of gannister

pluralgannisters

Words that rhyme with gannister

Questions about gannister

What is gannister the alternative form of?
Gannister is the alternative form of ganister.

Words near gannister in the dictionary

  1. gannets
  2. gannets' bath
  3. Gannett
  4. Gannett Peak
  5. gannin
  6. gannister
  7. gannisters
  8. Gannon
  9. gannow
  10. gannows
  11. Ganns

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