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road metal
noun
British.
- broken stone, cinders, etc., used for making roads.
road metal
noun
- crushed rock, broken stone, etc, used to construct a road
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of road metal1
First recorded in 1810–20
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These were heterodox opinions, indeed, which South-eastern London could only receive with a strenuous counterblast of orthodox brickbats and sound Anglican road metal.
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It is much used too for lime and road metal.
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Red blood in that lump of road metal!
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The stones have been taken for road metal, the earth to lay on the land.
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If the road metal be of soft material which wears easily, it will require constant supervision and small repairs whenever a rut or depression may appear.
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