An old law-term for the ebb or return of tide.
rē̆tractus, a, um, Part. and P. a. of retraho. ...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
retrāctus adj.with comp.P. of retraho, drawn back, withdrawn, remote, distant : in intimo sinu, L....
An Elementary Latin Dictionary
The thread or middle of any river or stream which divides countries, manors, &c. ♦ File du mer, th...
The Sailor's Word-Book