pond

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pond/pɒnd/
▶noun
  • 1 a fairly small body of still water.
  • 2 (the pond) humorous the Atlantic ocean.
▶verb hold back or dam up (flowing water) to form a pond.
– origin ME: alt. of pound3, commonly used in dial. in the same sense.
'pond' also found in these Oxford entries:
decoy - dew pond - ducking stool - filter bed - fish - mere - piece - pinfold - piscina - pond skater - sewer - slider - stew - tank - vivarium - water feature - water strider

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