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hollow block

noun

Etymology

See hollow + block, due to the hollow centers or cores that may be built into the production of these blocks to reduce weight.

  1. derived from *bʰelǵ-✻
  2. derived from *blukką✻
  3. derived from *blokk✻
  4. derived from *blok✻
  5. derived from blok
  6. derived from bloc
  7. inherited from blok
  8. compounded as hollow block — “hollow + block”

Definitions

  1. A lightweight building block made from cinders and concrete.

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