Anicut

Anicut
Anicut An"i*cut, ||Annicut An"ni*cut, n. [Tamil anai kattu dam building.] A dam or mole made in the course of a stream for the purpose of regulating the flow of a system of irrigation. [India] --Brande & C. [1913 Webster]

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