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sluice
c.1340, aphetic of O.Fr.
escluse
"sluice, floodgate," from L.L.
exclusa
"barrier to shut out water" (in
aqua exclusa
"water shut out"), from fem. sing. of L.
exclusus,
pp. of
excludere
"shut out" (see
exclude
).
