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rock salt


rock salt

noun

Definition of ROCK SALT

: common salt occurring in solid form as a mineral; also : salt artificially prepared in large crystals or masses
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Examples of ROCK SALT

  1. I put some rock salt on the sidewalk to melt the ice.

First Known Use of ROCK SALT

1693

Rhymes with ROCK SALT

asphalt, assault, basalt, Chennault, cobalt, cross vault, default, desalt, exalt, fan vault, foot fault, gestalt, no-fault, pole vault, Schwarzwald, stringhalt

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