sluice
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V. and his young friend walk under a bridge near Rudnya-Veresnya village, under which a sandy-colored, sluicy river flows.
From Slate • Sep. 26, 2014
While Jove descends in sluicy sheets of rain, And all the labours of mankind are vain.
From The Iliad by Pope, Alexander
Pouring tears from eyelids sluicy, While the waning flamelet fades, All for Lucy—lovely Lucy, Loveliest of lady's maids.
From Notes and Queries, Number 65, January 25, 1851 by Various
She dabbles on the cool and sluicy sands:
From Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame by Colvin, Sidney
Incessant cataracts the Thunderer pours, And half the skies descend in sluicy showers.
From The Iliad by Pope, Alexander
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