sluicing

as inpour

as instream
as insurge
as indeluge
as inflow
as ingush

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verb be or make flowing

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Word Origin & History

c.1400, earlier scluse (mid-14c.), a shortening of Old French escluse "sluice, floodgate" (Modern French écluse), from Late Latin exclusa "barrier to shut out water" (in aqua exclusa "water shut out," i.e. separated from the river), from fem. singular of Latin exclusus, past participle of excludere "to shut out" (see exclude).

Example Sentences for sluicing

The latter they discovered on a boom-pole directing the sluicing.

He puffed periodically on his "meerschaum" pipe, and directed the sluicing.

I saw the driving and sluicing as I have described it, in May, 1880.

Mary's voice answered from the sink, where she was sluicing her face and arms.

Go ahead with your sluicing, or my drive will be down on top of you.

You get your crew out on them booms at once and go to sluicing.

There is water at all seasons for sluicing, and, if desired, for hydraulic work.

Just as soon as you get logs enough in the pond, start to sluicing them through the dam.

"Touching now the question of browsing and sluicing," he said.

There is some question as to the necessity of using some water for sluicing.

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