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Sault

//ˈsɔːlt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Assault. obsolete
  2. 2
    A leap or jump, especially one made by a horse. obsolete
  3. 3
    A waterfall; a rapid. Canada, US

Etymology

Etymology 1

Aphetic form of assault.

Etymology 2

In the sense "jump (made by a horse)", from Middle French sault, saut (and in the sense "waterfall", from that word's Colonial-era descendant, 17th-century French sault, corresponding to modern French saut (“jump”)), from Latin saltus.

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