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esker

Main Entry:: es·ker
Pronunciation:: \ˈes-kər\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Irish eiscir ridge
Date:: 1848

: a long narrow ridge or mound of sand, gravel, and boulders deposited by a stream flowing on, within, or beneath a stagnant glacier

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