scabland

noun
/ˈskæblænd/

Etymology

From scab + land.

  1. derived from *lendʰ-
  2. inherited from *landą
  3. inherited from *land
  4. inherited from land
  5. inherited from lond
  6. compounded as scabland — “scab + land

Definitions

  1. High, flat land of igneous rock, with thin soil and deep channels formed by glaciers or…

    High, flat land of igneous rock, with thin soil and deep channels formed by glaciers or glacial floods.

    • he was determined at least never to have to go back, never to end up again down some gopher-ridden trail through the scabland, howling at the unexplained and unresponsive moon.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for scabland. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA