Where does “sluice” come from?
Sluice comes from Middle English sluse and scluse, from Anglo-Norman escluse, from Late Latin exclusa, the feminine past participle of Latin excludo meaning to shut out or exclude.
sluice (English): An artificial passage for water, fitted with a...
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- An artificial passage for water, fitted with a...
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