Wear
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WEAR. A great dam made across a river, accommodated for the taking of fish, or to convey a stream to a mill. Jacob's Law Dict. h.t. Vide Dam.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.