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Word: Corduroy
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 18th century: probably from cord‘ribbed fabric’ + duroy, denoting a kind of lightweight worsted formerly made in the West of England, of unknown origin
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkɔːdərɔɪ
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkɔːdjʊrɔɪ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
make (a road) out of tree trunks
Short Definition:make road out of tree trunks
Examples:- where routes crossed or followed a creek, men would corduroy the road
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