Bec

/bɛk/ noun

A dialectal or archaic word meaning a small stream or brook.

From Old English 'bæc' and Old Norse 'bekkr,' both meaning stream or creek. The word survives in place names like 'Beckham' (homestead by a stream) across England and Scandinavia.

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