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famp Geol.|fæmp| [Of unknown etymology; originally dial. (north of England).] ‘An indurated wavy calcareous shale’ (Phillips) found among limestone rocks. Also attrib., famp-bed.
1836Phillips Geol. Yorksh. ii. 28 On which is a ‘famp’ bed. Ibid., Black beds intermixed with ‘famp’ and nodules of chert. 1875Ure Dict. Arts II. 325 Famp is a siliceous bed, composed of very fine particles. 1881Raymond Mining Gloss., Famp, Newc., soft, tough, thin shale beds. |