It was late at night and frosty; high above them on the hills the cloppety clop, cloppety clop of a horse's hooves picking their way on the flinty stone track died away in the distance.
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Flinty
/ˈflɪnti/
Synonyms for "flinty" (138 found)
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flinty rock
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flinty slate
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Public opinion has turned flintier in recent years on welfare spending.
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