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‖ saaidam S. Afr.|ˈsaɪdam|
Also zaai- and with capital initial; pl. -damme, -dams.
[Afrikaans, f. saai to sow + dam dam n.1]
A basin of land enclosed by artificial earthen walls, designed to receive flood-water for its irrigation. Also attrib.
1925R. Deakin Southward Ho! vii. 79 The raising of crops with the help of saaidams..would transform the scene. 1937Marais & Sim in D. J. Seymore Handbk. for Farmers in S. Afr. (S. Afr. Dept. Agric. & Forestry) 704 The so-called ‘saaidam’ system is practised. 1947S. & E. Afr. Year Bk. & Guide 551 From Kotjeskolk to Sak River the branch line runs through the fertile Fish River valley along which large ‘Zaaidams’ have been made. Cultivation by zaaidams is carried out by diverting the flood water..into extensive areas enclosed by dams. 1953Cape Argus Mag. 2 June 1/6 ‘Koos Nel’ constructed the first large ‘Saaidam’ in the North-West. 1955J. H. Wellington S. Afr. I. 385 Saaidam irrigation is practised along the Sak river... The sowing ‘dam’ is a basin bordered by low earthen walls into which the flood waters are diverted. 1972Stand. Encycl. S. Afr. V. 445/1 There is considerable irrigation, including the unique system whereby flood-water is diverted into shallow basins, known as ‘saaidamme’. 1975Ibid. XI. 422/2 In the North-Western Cape wheat is grown on saaidams. |