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causey

Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːzi/

The English word “causey” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An embankment holding in water; a dam.
  2. A causeway across marshy ground, an area of sea etc.
  3. A paved path or highway; a street, or the part of a street paved with paving or cobbles as opposed to flagstones.

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman caucie, chaucee et al., from Late Latin calceāta. In Guernsey use after Guernsey Norman cauchie.

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