单词 | watering stone |
释义 | > as lemmaswatering stone watering stone n. now historical a stone water-trough. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > fountain > [noun] fontOE surge1490 eye1535 watering stone1788 the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > drinking place > [noun] > drinking fountain water fountain?1557 watering stone1788 scuttlebutt1801 fountain1882 1788 G. Sandy Diary 17 May in Bk. Old Edinb. Club (1942) 24 37 Through St Ann's Yards and the Duke's Walk to the Watering Stone. 1839 J. Howell in Wilson's Hist. Tales Borders V. 105/1 In my wanderings, I had entered the King's Park by the eastern stile, at the watering stone. 2008 A. E. Byle Plainfield Township ii. 28 (caption) Gilbert Heeringa was the proud owner of this hewn watering stone, the same one he used to water his horses when he brought produce to the market in Grand Rapids. < as lemmas |
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