Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

farewell rock

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables
farewell rock
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A series of sandstones which lie at the boundary of the Coal Measures with the underlying Marros Group in South Wales.

Etymology

Said to have been coined by ironstone miners who once worked the siderite deposits which stratigraphically overlie this rock unit. Digging beyond this bed would yield no further iron ore and so, on reaching it, they could bid a farewell to further riches.

Questions

What does farewell rock mean?
A series of sandstones which lie at the boundary of the Coal Measures with the underlying Marros Group in South Wales.
Where does farewell rock come from?
Said to have been coined by ironstone miners who once worked the siderite deposits which stratigraphically overlie this rock unit. Digging beyond this bed would yield no further iron ore and so, on reaching it, they could bid a farewell to further riches.

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