Loam

n.	1.	A kind of soil; an earthy mixture of clay and sand, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due. We wash a wall of loam; we labor in vain. - Hooker.
	2.	(Founding) A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making molds for large castings, often without a pattern. Loam mold (Founding) a mold made with loam. See Loam, n., 2. Loam molding the process or business of making loam molds. Loam plate an iron plate upon which a section of a loam mold rests, or from which it is suspended. Loam work loam molding or loam molds.
v. i.	1.	To cover, smear, or fill with loam. [imp. & p. p. Loamed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Loaming.]

Noun

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loam - a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials

chernozemic soil, dirt, regur, regur soil, soil

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