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reen

British

/ riːn /

noun

dialect a ditch, esp a drainage channel

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Etymology

Origin of reen

from earlier rhine , from Old English ryne

Example Sentences

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District Judge Martin Brown, sitting at Cardiff Magistrates Court, heard that toxic liquids had leached into a reen, or adjacent water course.

From BBC • May 29, 2013

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