American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2

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Author: Noah Webster

Penstock

PEN’STOCK, n. [pen and stock.] A narrow or confined place formed by a frame of timber planked or boarded, for holding or conducting the water of a mill-pond to a wheel, and furnished with a flood gate which may be shut or opened at pleasure.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Penstock," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed April 26, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8NBTFQMMH4ULB3K.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Penstock." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 26 Apr. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8NBTFQMMH4ULB3K.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Penstock' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 26 April 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8NBTFQMMH4ULB3K.