Causey

//ˈkɔːzi// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An embankment holding in water; a dam. obsolete
  2. 2
    A causeway across marshy ground, an area of sea etc. dialectal

    "than com Soriondes with all his peple that was so grete, and sette ouer the cauchie so rudely as horse myght renne."

  3. 3
    A paved path or highway; a street, or the part of a street paved with paving or cobbles as opposed to flagstones. dialectal

    "Satan went down The Causey to Hell Gate."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
alleyarterialarteryavenueblind alleyboulevard

Example

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"than com Soriondes with all his peple that was so grete, and sette ouer the cauchie so rudely as horse myght renne."

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman caucie, chaucee et al., from Late Latin calceāta. In Guernsey use after Guernsey Norman cauchie.

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