gault
noun
ˈgȯlt 
chiefly British
: a heavy thick clay soil
Word History
Etymology
perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse gald hard-packed snow
First Known Use
1575, in the meaning defined above
gault
noun
as in clay
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- clay
- gley
- mud
- kaolin
- blackland
- gumbo
- sand
- gravel
- marl
- soil
- loam
- muck
- clod
- mold
- guck
- earth
- dust
- dirt
- gook
- silt
- humus
- alluvium
- ground
- topsoil
- loess
- duff
- sediment
- colluvium
- shingle
- detritus
- subsoil
- mull
- substratum