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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A local name in England given to the hard upper limestone of the White Lias. Also called Jews'-stone.

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Examples

  • Latterly, Hutchings was known to millions as the sun-bed tycoon Mel Harvey in ITV's popular sitcom Benidorm, in which he starred from 2008.

    Geoffrey Hutchings obituary 2010

  • I am sitting in the car, waiting for my hubby who decided to take a sun-bed, certainly a good idea, but I have a better one - a bookshop!

    Archive 2006-02-01 2006

  • I am sitting in the car, waiting for my hubby who decided to take a sun-bed, certainly a good idea, but I have a better one - a bookshop!

    Roasted Aubergine soup 2006

  • Times pictures a woman lying on an improvised sun-bed of fallen leaves on Clapham Common in south London.

    BBC News - Home 2011

  • Latterly, Hutchings was known to millions as the sun-bed tycoon Mel Harvey in ITV's popular sitcom Benidorm, in which he starred from 2008.

    The Guardian World News 2010

  • Latterly, Hutchings was known to millions as the sun-bed tycoon Mel Harvey in ITV's popular sitcom Benidorm, in which he starred from 2008.

    The Guardian World News 2010

  • Therefore, should a new person arrive and take that sun-bed - they are not too popular with that retired European who sits in that very same sun-bed day after day.

    TravelPod.com Recent Updates 2009

  • Indoor Tanning Association denounces Suffolk Bill banning teens under the age of 18 from using a sun-bed >

    THE MEDICAL NEWS 2009

  • Indoor Tanning Association denounces Suffolk Bill banning teens under the age of 18 from using a sun-bed Fatigue during radiotherapy for breast or prostate cancer may be caused by inflammation TBI's new Ocular Services Division to provide enhanced level of service to its customers

    THE MEDICAL NEWS 2009

  • Since this place is crawling with retired Europeans, there is a routine here where people often sit on the same sun-bed day after day.

    TravelPod.com Recent Updates 2009

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