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growan
[ groh-uhn, grou- ]
noun
- decomposed granite.
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yĐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of growan1
1745â55; < Cornish *growan (cognate with Breton grouan ), derivative of grou gravel
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First known as âmoorstoneâ or âgrowan.â
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They occur both in the âkillasâ or clay-slate, and in the âgrowanâ or granite.
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O whan he came to broken briggs, He bent his bow and swam; Anâ whan he came to the green grass growan, He slaikid his shoone anâ ran.
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Mr. Growan, the acting manager, has transferred the future works to a higher level, and has fitted up a reduction-office where there is, at present, nothing to reduce.
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