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German it is "Wasser-scheide," i.e. water-parting; in Low German it is "Water-shed," with the same meaning, thus making our own term perfectly clear.
The Days Before Yesterday Frederick Spencer Hamilton 1892
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"Wasser-scheide, separation of the waters, not water-SHED the slope DOWN
The Earth as Modified by Human Action George P. Marsh 1841
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