"marble orchard" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-marble orchard.ogg [Australia] Forms: marble orchards [plural]
Etymology: By analogy with an orchard, because the marble or other stone grave markers are arranged in rows like planted trees. Head templates: {{en-noun}} marble orchard (plural marble orchards)
  1. (slang) A cemetery. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-marble_orchard-en-noun-xQ-aVY2z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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