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causey.

An embankment holding in water; a dam.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɔːzi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɔzi/General-American/ˈkɑzi/General-American, cot-caught-merger
  1. An embankment holding in water; a dam.

    obsolete
  2. A causeway across marshy ground, an area of sea etc.

    dialectal
  3. A paved path or highway; a street, or the part of a street paved with paving or cobbles as opposed to flagstones.

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

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

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