Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A watering-place for animals; a horse-trough. In masonry, a joint or interstice between stones, to be filled up with mortar or cement. Gwilt. Also spelled abbreuvoir.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Masonry) The joint or interstice between stones, to be filled with mortar.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun obsolete, Masonry The joint or interstice between stones, to be filled with mortar. - Gwilt
  • noun of humans Cold water drinking fountain typically found in public locations; also, fountain or water source for animals (birds, horses etc.)

Etymologies

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French, a watering place

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