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Bear-Trap Dam

Webster's Dictionary

A kind of movable dam, in one form consisting of two leaves resting against each other at the top when raised and folding down one over the other when lowered, for deepening shallow parts in a river.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Bear-Trap Dam'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/bear-trap-dam.html. 1828.