agger

Apr. 23rd, 2008 07:22 am
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agger - n., a double tide; (Roman arch.) an embankment or rampart.


The former being either a high tide where the water rises to a certain level, recedes, then rises again, or a low tide where the water recedes to a certain level, rises slightly, then recedes again. In both senses, from Latin, from aggerere, to heap up.

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