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Yorkshire grit

Yorkshire grit noun: a kind of stone used for polishing marble, and copperplates for engravers.

Noun

Yorkshire grit (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) A kind of stone used for polishing marble, and copperplates for engravers.

Questions about Yorkshire grit

What does Yorkshire grit mean?
Yorkshire grit means a kind of stone used for polishing marble, and copperplates for engravers.
What part of speech is Yorkshire grit?
Yorkshire grit is a noun.

Words near Yorkshire grit in the dictionary

  1. Yorkshire caviar
  2. Yorkshire Dales
  3. Yorkshire fog
  4. Yorkshire fogs
  5. Yorkshire grease
  6. Yorkshire grit
  7. Yorkshire mixture
  8. Yorkshire parkin
  9. Yorkshire parkins
  10. Yorkshire pie
  11. Yorkshire pies

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