What does riverhood mean?
Riverhood means The quality or state of being a river..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The quality or state of being a river..
The dull mound now cuts off the sportive infancy of the Stour from its sorely-tasked term of useful riverhood.
Suppose we say that the wild, raging torrent captures the 'true spirit' of riverhood, that it is the 'real' thing while the sluggish version is a degenerate.
Would it be appropriate to define harm to the river's riverhood in monetary terms as we do, rather misguidedly on our own personhood? Would monetary compensation paid to adress^([sic]) the aggrieved river's rights be adequate?
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Riverhood means The quality or state of being a river..
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The dull mound now cuts off the sportive infancy of the Stour from its sorely-tasked term of useful riverhood.
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