pond DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
1 n. — Maritimes
See barachois 1760 quote.
See also: barachois (def. 1)
2 n. — Esp. Nfld
a lake.
3 n. — Lumbering
an expanse of quiet water where logs, often retained by a boom, are penned till needed.
See also: boom pool holding boom hot pond log pond log-pool lumber dam
4a n. — Obs.
a deep, still pool in a stream.
4b n.
a small body of water formed by the back-up from a beaver dam, usually shallow and swampy away from the dam itself.
See also: beaver pond