nailbourne
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Noun — A stream running over chalk that only has water in it some of the time.
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Etymology
From nail + bourne (“seasonal stream or brook”). The etymology of the first part is uncertain. It may derive from ail via a rebracketing of an ailbourne as a nailbourne; compare similar cases such as English newt and nickname.
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