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Rhyne
A
rhyne
(
Somerset
),
rhine/rhyne
(
Gloucestershire
), or
reen
(
South Wales
) (all pronounced "reen"; from Old English
ryne
or
Welsh
rhewyn
or
rhewin
"ditch") is a
drainage
ditch, or canal, used to turn areas of
wetland
at around
sea level
into useful
pasture
.
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