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runnel
[ ruhn-l ]
/ ˈrʌn l /
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noun
a small stream; brook; rivulet.
a small channel, as for water.
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Also run·let [ruhn-lit]. /ˈrʌn lɪt/.
Origin of runnel
First recorded in 1570–80; run (in the sense “small stream”) + -el diminutive suffix
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British Dictionary definitions for runnel
runnel
/ (ˈrʌnəl) /
noun
literary a small stream
Word Origin for runnel
C16: from Old English rynele; related to run
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