shingly

shingly
/shing"glee/, adj.
consisting of or covered with shingle.
[1765-75; SHINGLE2 + -Y1]

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  • KOCHI — (formerly known as Cochin, the Queen of the Arabian Sea ), port city on the southwest coast of India, famous for its excellent natural harbor. Its population is 1,600,000 (2005) and it is regarded as the commercial and industrial capital of… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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