noun
gault
noun
1
A stiff, bluish clay used especially in brickmaking.
"The old kiln used local gault to fire its bricks."
How to Use Gault
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA type of clay used for making bricks.
Word Forms
gaults plural
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Etymology
A word of local English origin used originally by quarrymen and brickmakers for this type of soil, first written down in the early 1800s.