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'House' is pretty obvious, but why 'gate'? Is it because of the use of
gate valves? -- in which case this should be mentioned in the article (and a 'see also' back link added there).
EdJogg (
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12:28, 29 September 2010 (UTC)reply
Good point. I'd think it refers to any "contrivance for stopping or regulating the passage of water" (OED defn. 6b), but more specifically to a
sluice gate. Presumably the plumbing term
gate valve comes from the more general term. I'll add something to the article. --
Macrakis (
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13:25, 29 September 2010 (UTC)reply