Definitionen
1.NounA narrow valley; a cleft in a hillside; a ravine, glen, or gorge.
2.NounA sluice used in returning water to a channel after depositing its sediment on the flooded land.
3.NounThe cleft or fork of a tree; crotch.
4.NounA wood; weald.
5.NounAlternative form of cloff (“allowance of two pounds in every three hundredweight”).