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weir

(wîr) KEY

NOUN:

A fence or wattle placed in a stream to catch or retain fish.
A dam placed across a river or canal to raise or divert the water, as for a millrace, or to regulate or measure the flow.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English were, from Old English wer; see wer- ⁴ in Indo-European roots

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