Wellwater

//ˈwɛlwɔːtə(ɹ)// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Water taken from a well, i.e. a hole in the ground which acts as a source of water. uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English welle-water, from Old English wiellewæter (“springwater”), equivalent to well + water.

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