catchwork

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English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Water-meadow

Etymology[edit]

catch +‎ work

Noun[edit]

catchwork (uncountable)

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.

Coordinate terms[edit]

bedwork

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