"back-water" meaning in English

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  "pos": "noun",
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          "extra": "the water held back by a dam or other obstruction",
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        "Alternative form of backwater: the water held back by a dam or other obstruction"
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          "extra": "water used in the papermaking process. Recycled to reduce usage of fresh water, and usually containing residual amounts of chemicals and fibres.",
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          "ref": "1908, An Old Machineman, “Re Back-water Query.”, in The World's Paper Trade Review, page 14",
          "text": "The back-water (overflow) can be used for \"thinning down\" the chests when emptying. If \"Wastive\" does this, his mind will be at ease regarding waste of pulp, and his machine-men will be happy and do their work much better than by trying to use all the back-water on the paper machine.",
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  "word": "back-water"
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