Bulli soil

noun

Bul·​li soil

ˈbu̇ˌlī-

variants or less commonly bulli

plural -s

: a black soil used as a topdressing to produce a hard surface (as of a cricket pitch)

Word History

Etymology

from Bulli, town in New South Wales, Australia, whence it comes

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