† carbunculineadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Of earth: (perhaps) hard and stony.
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stonyc975
calculosec1420
carbunculine?1440
stanneryc1440
hasky1649
tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) xii. 272 (MED) Blaak erthe is apte, and lond carbunculyne [L. et carbunculus].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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