- Growan
- Growan Grow"an, n. [Cf. Arm. grouan gravel, Corn. grow gravel, sand.] (Mining.) A decomposed granite, forming a mass of gravel, as in tin lodes in Cornwall. [1913 Webster]
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growan — /groh euhn, grow /, n. decomposed granite. [1745 55; < Cornish *growan (c. Breton grouan), deriv. of grou gravel] * * * … Universalium
growan — /groh euhn, grow /, n. decomposed granite. [1745 55; < Cornish *growan (c. Breton grouan), deriv. of grou gravel] … Useful english dictionary
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