loam Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials

WordNet

Loam noun
Etymology
AS. lam; akin to D. leem, G. lehm, and E. lime. See 4th Lime.
Definitions
  1. A kind of soil; an earthy mixture of clay and sand, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
    We wash a wall of loam; we labor in vain. Hooker.
  2. (Founding) A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making molds for large castings, often without a pattern.
Loam intransitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Loamed ; present participle & verbal noun Loaming
Definitions
  1. To cover, smear, or fill with loam.

Webster 1913