Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In irrigation, a measuring device or module so arranged that excess water spills over a lip or edge back into the main supply-ditch.
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_Brass spill-box_ above bell pushes on wall L. below fireplace.
Mr. Pim Passes By 1919
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