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Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
A flood or overflowing of a river, by means of rains or melted snow; an inundation.
Stover v. Insurance Co., 3 Phila. (Pat) 42; Harris v. Social Mfg. Co.., 9 N. I. 99, 11 Am. Rep. 224.