The erosion of the bed of a stream by running water, principally by attrition of the detritus carried along by the stream, but also by the solvent action of the water.
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of Erode
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The act or operation of eroding or eating away.
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of Wear
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The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction; as, the abrasion of coins.
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The act of rubbing together; friction; the act of wearing by friction, or by rubbing substances together; abrasion.
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A wearing off or away.
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