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单词 water bailie
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Definition of water bailie in English:

water bailie

noun ˈwɔːtə ˌbeɪli
  • A person employed to patrol a river or other body of water, in order to enforce by-laws relating to fishing, and especially to prevent poaching; = "water bailiff". Now rare (chiefly Scottish).

Origin

Late Middle English (in an earlier sense). From water + bailie.

 
 

Definition of water bailie in US English:

water bailie

nounˈwɔːtə ˌbeɪli
  • A person employed to patrol a river or other body of water, in order to enforce by-laws relating to fishing, and especially to prevent poaching; = "water bailiff". Now rare (chiefly Scottish).

Origin

Late Middle English (in an earlier sense). From water + bailie.

 
 
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