gyprocks

Noun

gyprock (countable and uncountable, plural gyprocks)

1. Rock rich in gypsum; gypsic soil.
   • Some high quality white or variously tinted fine-grained gyprocks, usually referred to as alabaster, were used as interior facing stones and for small statues and carved decorative objects found in Egyptian pyramids1979, Richard Vincent Dietrich, Brian J. Skinner, Rocks and rock minerals, page 215
2. Drywall.
   • Cinder blocks were more durable, however, and soon gypsum was redirected for “gyprock” drywall, a wallboard...2012, Richard Harris, Building a Market: The Rise of the Home Improvement Industry, page 55

   Synonyms:

   drywall

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