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Loam

Loam Meaning & Definition
Loam Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Loam?

[n] a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials

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See Also | chernozemic soil | dirt | regur | regur soil | soil

Loam In Webster's Dictionary

\Loam\, n. [AS. l[=a]m; akin to D. leem, G. lehm, and E. lime. See 4th {Lime}.] 1. A kind of soil; an earthy mixture of clay and sand, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due. We wash a wall of loam; we labor in vain. --Hooker. 2. (Founding) A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making molds for large castings, often without a pattern. {Loam mold} (Founding), a mold made with loam. See {Loam}, n., 2. {Loam molding}, the process or business of making loam molds. {Loam plate}, an iron plate upon which a section of a loam mold rests, or from which it is suspended. {Loam work}, loam molding or loam molds.
\Loam\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Loamed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Loaming}.] To cover, smear, or fill with loam.

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