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pebble

noun
/ˈpebl/
/ˈpebl/
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  1. a smooth, round stone that is found in or near water鹅卵石;砾石
    • a pebble beach圆石滩
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPebble is used before these nouns:
    • beach
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    Word Originlate Old English, recorded as the first element of papel-stān ‘pebble-stone’, pyppelrīpig ‘pebble-stream’, of unknown origin. The word is recorded in place names from the early 12th cent. onwards.

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