English Explanatory Dictionary

gault

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of stiff, blue clay, sometimes used for making bricks.
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

gault gaults

Etymology

Of local origin, used by quarrymen and brickmakers to refer to the type of soil. First attested in writing as "golt" in 1815 (William Smith) and "gault" in 1816 (J Hailstone).

Related words

Legault

Derived words

gaulter
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