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noun

pebble

PEHB-uhl
noun
1
A small stone, especially one smoothed and rounded by water.
"The kids skipped pebbles across the pond."
verb
1
To give leather or another surface a bumpy, textured finish.
"The bag was made from pebbled leather."

How to Use Pebble

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA small smooth stone, often found on beaches or riverbeds.

Common pairings
pebble beach skip a pebble pebbled leather

Word Forms

pebbled past tense, pebbles plural, pebbles singular

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Etymology

From Old English papolstān ("pebble-stone"), of uncertain deeper origin.

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