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pebble

UK/ˈpɛbəl/ US/ˈpʰɛbəl] ~ [ˈpʰɛbl̩/ uncommon slang

noun

1.

Origin

From Middle English pibel (also in pibleston), from Old English papolstān (“pebble-stone”), from Old English *papol, *pyppel, *pæbbel of unknown origin + Old English stān. Compare Albanian popël.

Phrases

  • pebble dash
  • pebble in one's shoe
  • pebble lens
  • pebble mill
  • pebble plant
  • pebble toad
  • pebble-bed reactor
  • snatch the pebble

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