terril
Dutch
editEtymology
editNoun
editterril m (plural terrils, diminutive terrilletje n)
Synonyms
editFrench
editEtymology
editFrom terre + -is, with spelling change reportedly reflecting Belgian colloquial pronunciation.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editterril m (plural terrils)
- a conical pile of waste material removed during mining; spoil tip, boney pile, gob pile, culm bank, waste tip, bing
- Synonym: crassier
Alternative forms
edit- terri (found in Émile Zola, Germinal)
Descendants
edit- → Dutch: terril
Further reading
edit- “terril”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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