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Wishing well

//ˈwɪʃɪŋ wɛl// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    A well where, traditionally, wishes were thought to be granted, especially if coins were dropped into the water.

    "In the burial ground is a wishing-well named after St Augustine - the first Archbishop of Canterbury - who, in the 6th century, is said to have blessed it."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of wish well form-of, gerund, participle, present

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