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catchwork

catchwork noun: 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.

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.

Origin of catchwork

From catch + work.

Questions about catchwork

What does catchwork mean?
Catchwork means 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.
What part of speech is catchwork?
Catchwork is a noun.

Words near catchwork in the dictionary

  1. catchweight
  2. catchweights
  3. catchword
  4. catchwording
  5. catchwords
  6. catchwork
  7. catchy
  8. catclaw
  9. catclaws
  10. Catcliffe
  11. catcon

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