Polish

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Etymology

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From woda +‎ -o- +‎ ściekać. First attested in 1803.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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wodościek m inan

  1. (construction) indoor windowsill fitted with sheet metal and wooden battens for draining water from the windowpane (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
  2. (obsolete) gutter
    Synonyms: rynsztok, ściek

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adjective

References

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  1. ^ Constantin-François de Chasseboeuf Volney (1803) Podroz do Syryi i Egiptu odbyta w roku 1783, 1784 i 1785[1] (in Polish), volume 2, page 164

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