Blaes
noun
(Scot)
hardened clay or shale, esp when crushed and used to form the top layer of a sports pitch: bluish-grey or reddish in colour
(as modifier): a blaes pitch
Historical Examples
The Romance of Plant Life G. F. Scott Elliot
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