scalletn.
/ˈskalɪt/ local.
A bed of freestone in Wiltshire and Somerset.
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1825 J. Britton Beauties Wilts. III. 414 The upper beds [of the Portland series of oolitic rock] are known to the quarry-men by the name of the Scallot beds.
1839 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 2 376/2 The scallet, which is the finest in grain, is used for ashlar.
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