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Webster 1913 Edition
Flume
Flume
(f;ūm)
, Noun.
A stream; especially, a passage channel, or conduit for the water that drives a mill wheel; or an artifical channel of water for hydraulic or placer mining; also, a chute for conveying logs or lumber down a declivity.
Webster 1828 Edition
Flume
FLUME
,Noun.
Literally, a flowing; hence, the passage or channel for the water that drives a mill-wheel.