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nounshillet (countable and uncountable, plural shillets)
plural shillets
- countableuncountablegeographyA form of shale used in south-west England for road construction
The law of life was also the law of water — everlasting change. It had carved this deserted bed through the centuries, raised it with shillets, and turned away to a newer course.
1927, Henry Williamson, Tarka the Otter
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shillet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shillet
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“shillet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shillet. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shillet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shillet.
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