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gorce

“gorce” is a Middle English word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. a pool of water to keep fish in; a weir

Etymology

From Old French gort (“gulf”), nominative gorz, from Latin gurges, gurgitis (“whirlpool, gulf, stream”). See English gorge.

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