Etymology

aboideau

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Acadian French aboideau
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  1. Acadian French · borrowed fromaboideau
  2. Acadian French · borrowed fromaboideau
  3. English todayaboideau

Borrowed from Acadian French aboideau.

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