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Traralgon
trash
trash can
trash fish
trashman
trashmover
trashy
Trasimeno, Lake
trass
trattoria
trauchled
trauma
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traumatic
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trass
trass [ trass ]


noun 
Definition:
 
rock used in cement-making: a light-colored volcanic rock tuff used in making cement and mortar
[Late 18th century. Via Dutch tras or German Trass< Latin terra "earth"]
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