gumbo soil

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gumbo soil - any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water

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dirt, soil - the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

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The same year Charles was born, his father discovered the secret to making a plow from polished steel that would "scour" in the sticky gumbo soil of northern Illinois, a discovery that launched the elder Deere into the plow-making industry.

Who was Charles Deere? John Deere's son guided fledgling company through early challenges, setting the stage for growth and innovation

Gumbo soil is sticky when wet and concrete when dry.

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I was familiar with slatted moldboards that offered less surface to which gumbo soil could stick and I assumed that was the only solution to the problem.