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from The Century Dictionary.
- In geology, noting certain beds of a delta-deposit formed chiefly from heavier sediments rolled down a stream along the bottom and dumped at the steeper slope.
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Barf is as happy as a boy now, but I remember when he was back-set and fore-set with trouble.
The Squire of Sandal-Side A Pastoral Romance Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr 1875
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