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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

wack•e n.

Rocksa poorly sorted sandstone containing fragments of rock and minerals in a clayey matrix. Cf. graywacke.

German: a kind of stone
1795–1805

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

wacke / ˈwækə/

any of various soft earthy rocks that resemble or are derived from basaltic rocks

Etymology: 18th Century: from German: rock, gravel, basalt

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graywacke - greywacke

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