Polder (noun)
powl-der
A piece of low-lying land reclaimed from the sea or a river and protected by dykes, especially in the Netherlands.
Early 17th century from Dutch, from Middle Dutch polre.
Example sentences
“Sadly as the dyke fails it seems that the sea will reclaim the polder.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)