1. A horizontal projection forming a narrow shelf on a wall. 2. A cut or projection forming a shelf on a cliff or rock wall. 3. An underwater ridge or rock shelf. 4. A level of rock-bearing ore; a vein.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, crossbar, probably from leggen, to lay, from Old English lecgan. See legh- in Appendix I.
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