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groyne
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[ɡrɔɪn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a low wall or sturdy barrier built out into the sea from a beach to check erosion and drifting
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Origin
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late 16th century: from dialect groin ‘snout’, from Old French groign, from late Latin grunium ‘pig's snout’, from Latin grunnire ‘to grunt’
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