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Webster 1913 Edition


Catchwork

Catch′workˊ

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Noun.
A work or artificial water-course for throwing water on lands that lie on the slopes of hills; a catchdrain.

Definition 2024


catchwork

catchwork

English

Noun

catchwork (uncountable)

  1. A simple irrigation system, used on sloping land, in which water from a stream or spring is fed in at the top and allowed to trickle down over a number of artificial terraces.

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