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Rowley rag

Rowley rag noun: a hard basaltic rock found in the Rowley Hills, near Birmingham, formerly used in paving and construction.

Noun

Rowley rag (uncountable)

  1. A hard basaltic rock found in the Rowley Hills, near Birmingham, formerly used in paving and construction.
    • Rowley-Rag appeared to be the same thing as basalt and toadstone resembled some species of lava.2004, Robert E Schofield, The Enlightened Joseph Priestley, Pennsylvania State University, published 2004, page 162

Origin of Rowley rag

From the names of Rowley Regis, Rowley Hills + rag.

Questions about Rowley rag

What does Rowley rag mean?
Rowley rag means a hard basaltic rock found in the Rowley Hills, near Birmingham, formerly used in paving and construction.
What part of speech is Rowley rag?
Rowley rag is a noun.

Words near Rowley rag in the dictionary

  1. Rowlett
  2. Rowlette
  3. Rowlettes
  4. Rowletts
  5. Rowley
  6. Rowley rag
  7. Rowley Regis
  8. Rowleyan
  9. rowlike
  10. rowling
  11. Rowlingesque

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