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shale
shale [ shayl ]


noun 
Definition:
 
rock of dark sediment and clay: a dark fine-grained sedimentary rock composed of layers of compressed clay, silt, or mud
[Mid-18th century. Ultimately < Germanic, "split"]

shal·y [ sháylee ] adjective
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