loam work

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loam work - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Loam \Loam\ (l[=o]m), n. [AS. l[=a]m; akin to D. leem, G. lehm,
     and E. lime. See 4th Lime.]
     1. A kind of soil; an earthy mixture of clay and sand, with
        organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
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              We wash a wall of loam; we labor in vain. --Hooker.
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     2. (Founding) A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials,
        used in making molds for large castings, often without a
        pattern.
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     Loam mold (Founding), a mold made with loam. See Loam,
        n., 2.
  
     Loam molding, the process or business of making loam molds.
  
     Loam plate, an iron plate upon which a section of a loam
        mold rests, or from which it is suspended.
  
     Loam work, loam molding or loam molds.
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