Burnt-shale
noun
carbonaceous shale formed by destructive distillation of oil shale or by spontaneous combustion of shale after it has been some years in a tip: sometimes used in road making
Historical Examples
American Rural Highways T. R. Agg
A Month in Yorkshire Walter White
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