"softbottom" meaning in English

See softbottom in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: softbottoms [plural]
Etymology: From soft + bottom. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|soft|bottom}} soft + bottom Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} softbottom (countable and uncountable, plural softbottoms)
  1. A soft seafloor, typically composed of muddy sediment. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: hardbottom
    Sense id: en-softbottom-en-noun-W06T74Fd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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