in Natural History, is applied to earths, the characters of which are these: They are firmly coherent, weighty, and compact; stiff, viscid, and ductile to a great degree, whilst moist; smooth to the touch; not easily breaking between the fingers, nor readily diffusible in water; and, when mixed, not readily subsiding from it. See Chemistry and Mineralogy Index.

a town of Norfolk in England, seated on an arm of the sea between two rivers, in E. Long. 0° 30' N. Lat. 47° 28'.