Sentence: Footnote 52 The English appellation Karroo seems to be derived from Karusa, signifying hard in the Hottentot language, and to refer to a quality appertaining to the clayey substance of which these terraces are composed, by virtue of which the red clay, strongly impregnated with iron, and mixed with sand, becomes in the dry season as hard as burnt clay.
Combination: burnt clay (root: clay, modifier: burn)
Property: soft
Property type: canceled