Loam

[Sarah]

A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in makingmolds for large castings, often without a pattern. Loam mold(Founding), a mold made with loam. See Loam, n., 2.-- Loam molding, the process or business of making loam molds. Loamplate, an iron plate upon which a section of a loam mold rests, orfrom which it is suspended.-- Loam work, loam molding or loam molds.

[Agnes]

A fertile soil of clay and sand containing humus.