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Definition of Aboiteau
1. aboideau [n -TEAUS or -TEAUX] - See also: aboideau
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aboiteau
Literary usage of Aboiteau
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Statutes of Nova Scotia by Nova Scotia (1903)
"1 for new aboiteau confirmed. Preamble. 2. Rates against Habitant dyke proprietors
WHEREAS a new aboiteau has been built across the Habitant river, ..."
2. The History of Kings County, Nova Scotia, Heart of the Acadian Land, Giving by Arthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton (1910)
"At one time an aboiteau existed on the site of the present railway bridge across
the river. This was probably the first aboiteau made across the Habitant. ..."
3. The Statutes at Large: Passed in the Several General Assemblies Held in His by Nova Scotia, Richard John Uniacke, Henry H. Cogswell, William Hill, W. B. Bliss, John Whidden, James F. Gray (1835)
"Jind be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That in case the said
Commissioners, or any two of them, shall be of opinion that the said aboiteau ..."
4. The Canadian Law Timesby Judicial Committee, Great Britain, Privy Council by Judicial Committee, Great Britain, Privy Council (1903)
"... towards the maintenance and repair of a dyke and aboiteau erected, prior to
the time of the purchase, for the protection of the land against the sea. ..."
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