Etymograph

English

aboideau

Aboideau comes from Acadian French aboideau.

  1. Acadian Frenchmodernaboideau
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Acadian Frenchmodernaboideau
  2. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

noun A tide gate, designed to protect marshland, so constructed as to let out water at low tide, but to prevent an influx of water at high tide.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Acadian French aboideau / aboideau