Meanings
noungumbotil (countable and uncountable, plural gumbotils)
plural gumbotils · alternative gumbotill
- countableuncountableA heavy dark clay resulting from Pleistocene glaciation.
Origin
Introduced by George Frederick Kay, from gumbo (“type of soil”) and till (“glacial drift”).
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APA
gumbotil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gumbotil
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“gumbotil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gumbotil. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gumbotil,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gumbotil.
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