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Quotation dates: 1843, 1925-1934
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KINGLE, n. Also kennel. A kind of very hard sandstone (Slg. 1845 Stat. Acc.2 VIII. 242; Sc. 1886 J. Barrowman Mining Terms 40; Ayr. 1932 Econ. Geol. Ayr. Coalfields IV. 157), “bastard ironstone” (Dmf. 1843–5 Trans. Highl. Soc. Plate VI.). [kɪŋl, ′kɛnəl]Lnk. 1843 Trans. Highl. Soc. 93:
The soft kind is called sandstone; when it is more consistent, it is called freestone; and the hardest is called kingle.Lnl. 1925 H. M. Cadell Rocks w.Lth. 46:
Hard, calcareous bands or partings of “kingle” or cement stone a few inches broad that resist the weather and project in well-marked ribs on surface exposures.Fif. 1934 Econ. Geol. Fife Coalfields II. 197:
Kingle or Kennel — Very hard rock, especially sandstone, cemented with silica or carbonates.
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