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Glebe


GLEBE, noun [Latin gleba, a clod or clump of earth.]

1. Turf; soil; ground.

Till the glad summons of a genial ray

Unbinds the glebe---

2. The land belonging to a parish church or ecclesiastical benefice.

3. A crystal.

4. Among miners, a piece of earth in which is contained some mineral ore.