pebblelessadj.
/ˈpɛb(ə)lləs/, U.S. /ˈpɛbə(l)ləs/ Without pebbles; containing no pebbles.
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pebbleless1853
1853 E. S. Dixon in Househ. Words 25 June 385/2 The road over the pebble-less alluvial soil is nothing but a stream of slime.
1894 Naturalist 297 The unaltered pebbleless laminated shale below.
1934 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 16 Aug. 2 Dust storms which covered Iowa with the fine, pebbleless soil the farmer is now plowing.
1990 Hesperia 59 350 It must be assumed, therefore, that this pebbleless, sherdlike red soil was brought in as part of a project from some outlying district.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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