Sediment; ooze in a harbour, or at a lock-gate.
·vt To choke, fill, or obstruct with silt or mud. II. Silt ·noun Mud or fine earth deposited from r...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
mud and slime left after a flood. Norf. and Suff. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
Deep-water banks off Jamaica, where silt-snappers are fished for. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
To be choked with mud or sand, so as to obstruct vessels. ...