01 n. A great fall of water over a precipice; a large waterfall.
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A great fall of water over a precipice; a large waterfall.
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2.
An opacity of the crystalline lens, or of its capsule, which prevents the passage of the rays of light and impairs or destroys the sight.(Surg.)
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3.
A kind of hydraulic brake for regulating the action of pumping engines and other machines; -- sometimes called dashpot.(Mach.) Also: dashpot