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Cob-Wall

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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is a wall built of unburnt clay, mixed with straw. This material is still used in some parts of the country for cottages and outbuildings, and was formerly employed for houses of a better description: it is supposed also to be the material of which the domestic edifices of the ancients, including even the Greeks and Romans in their most civilized period, were chiefly built.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Cob-Wall'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/cob-wall.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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