Kies.
gravel, shingle (small pebbles collectively)
Meaning & usage
gravel, shingle (small pebbles collectively)
ore containing sulphur or arsenic, being hard, antifragile, bright in color, and having a strong metallic brilliance
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German kis. Either the basic form of, or a backformation from Old High German kisil, from Proto-West Germanic *kesul, whence Kiesel. See there for more.
dosh, dough (money)
Where this word comes from
From Rotwelsch (underworld slang), from Yiddish קיס (kis, “pouch”), from Hebrew כיס (kîs), influenced by etymology 1 through association with Steine (“bucks, money”, literally “stones”).
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