tapian.
/ˈtɑːpɪə/ Clay or mud puddled, rammed, and dried: used for walls. Also attributive.
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tapia1748
1748 tr. P. Lozano True Relation Earthquake Lima iii. 268 The Walls are of Clay ramm'd between two Planks, which they call Tapias.
1834 J. S. Macaulay Treat. Field Fortification 138 Loop-holes, when they can be given a regular form, as in mud or tapia walls.
1878 J. D. Hooker & J. Ball Jrnl. Tour Marocco 322 The remains of massive walls of tapia.
1883 Sunday Mag. 689 Strengthened by an unbroken ring of solid walls built of tapia or concrete.
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