chainwale

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A form of channel — The hollow bed of running waters; (also) the bed of the sea or other body of water.

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Meanings

nounchainwale (plural chainwales)

plural chainwales

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of channel (Etymology 3).

Origin

From chain + wale.

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Cite this entry
APA

chainwale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chainwale

MLA

“chainwale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chainwale. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chainwale,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chainwale.

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