pebble
peb·ble / ˈpebəl/ • n. a small stone made smooth and round by the action of water or sand.• adj. inf. (of an eyeglass lens) very thick and convex: pebble glasses.DERIVATIVES: peb·bled adj.peb·bly / -(ə)lē/ adj.
pebble
pebble Late OE.
i. papel, popel (found only in comb. with stān STONE);
ii. pyppel in pyppelrīpig pebble-stream; a var, of the latter with b, *pybbel, is repr. by s.w. †puble (XIII–XIV), midl. †pibbil (XIV), later †pible, pibble, of which pebble may be a var.
i. papel, popel (found only in comb. with stān STONE);
ii. pyppel in pyppelrīpig pebble-stream; a var, of the latter with b, *pybbel, is repr. by s.w. †puble (XIII–XIV), midl. †pibbil (XIV), later †pible, pibble, of which pebble may be a var.
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