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groyne

[groin]

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noun

groin (def. 4).

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groyne or esp (US) groin (ɡrɔɪn)

—n
	spur, Also called: breakwater a wall or jetty built out from a riverbank or seashore to control erosion

[C16: origin uncertain: perhaps altered from groin]

groin or esp (US) groin

—n

[C16: origin uncertain: perhaps altered from groin]

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groyne

"strong, low sea wall," 1582, from obsolete groin "pig's snout" (because ir was thought to look like one), from O.Fr. groin, from L. grunnire "grunt."

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