■ noun
1》 a fairly small body of still water.
2》 ( the ~ ) humorous the Atlantic ocean.
■ verb hold back or dam up (flowing water) to form a ~.
Origin
ME: alt. of pound 3 , commonly used in dialect in the same sense.
■ noun
1》 a fairly small body of still water.
2》 ( the ~ ) humorous the Atlantic ocean.
■ verb hold back or dam up (flowing water) to form a ~.
Origin
ME: alt. of pound 3 , commonly used in dialect in the same sense.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004