noun
wychert
Wychert (noun) means a mixture of chalk and clay, traditionally combined with straw to build walls.
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A mixture of chalk and clay, traditionally combined with straw to build walls.
"Although only found in a comparatively small area, the use of wychert has attracted a good deal of interest."
— R. W. Brunskill, Brick and Clay Building in Britain (2009)
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Etymology
This is possibly a compound of dialectal forms of white and earth.
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"wychert" (noun) means a mixture of chalk and clay, traditionally combined with straw to build walls.