Bay, Or Pen - Definition - Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition bay-or-pen

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Bay, or Pen, a pond-head made of a great height to keep in water for the supply of a mill, etc., so that the wheel of the mill may be turned by the water rushing thence, through a passage or flood-gate, 27 Eliz. C. 19. Also an arm of the sea surrounded by and except by the entrance.