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‖ ˈanicut, annicut
[Anglo-Ind. ad. Tamil Aṉai-kaṭṭu dam-building.]
‘In the Madras Presidency, the dam constructed across a river to fill, and regulate the supply of, the channels drawn off from it.’ (Col. Yule.)
1784Desp. Crt. Direct. in Burke's Wks. IV. 104 A supply of water..which can only be secured by keeping the Anicut and banks in repair. 1862R. Patterson Ess. Hist. & Art 208 Vast dams or annicuts across the rivers take the place of the canals of the northern provinces. |