What is a leaving dry; a recession of the sea or other water, leaving dry land; land left uncovered by such recession. Burrill called?
reliction — A leaving dry; a recession of the sea or other water, leaving dry land; land left uncovered by such recession. Burrill. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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