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noun
A tide gate, designed to protect marshland, so constructed as to let out water at low tide, but to prevent an influx of water at high tide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada
Qualifier: Acadia
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Acadian French aboideau.
