aboideau

noun
aboi·​deau | \ ȧbwȧdō\
variants: or aboiteau \ -​tō \
plural aboideaux\ -​dō \ or aboiteaux\ -​tō \

Definition of aboideau

Canada
: a tide gate or dam to prevent the overflow of water into marshland

First Known Use of aboideau

1802, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for aboideau

Canadian French aboiteau

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