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runnel definition

run·nel (run′əl)

noun

  1. a small stream; rivulet
  2. a small channel or watercourse

Etymology: ME rinel, runel < OE rynel < base of rinnan, to run

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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