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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Middle Dutch

dam

1 noun
     
Related topics: Civil
dam1 [countable]
1TEC a special wall built across a river or stream to stop the water from flowing, especially in order to make a lake or produce electricity
2 technical the mother of a four-legged animal, especially a horse
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