Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Water issuing from a spring: in contradistinction to river-water, rain-water, etc.
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- noun A variant spelling of
springwater .
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Examples
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The February 2010 raid of the clinic led to the discovery of biohazard bags containing the remains of 47 fetuses, including that of a "baby boy" with a gestational age of 28 weeks found frozen in a plastic spring-water jug, according to the grand jury report.
Abortion Doctor Charged With Murder Dinah Wisenberg Brin 2011
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But Laucala, where prices start from $3,800 per night per residence, marks the first time they've looked after a spot with its own international airstrip, an 18-hole golf course, spring-water bottling at the source and a staff of 350.
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She dipped each in the spring-water called to water-and then arranged them around her in a rough circle.
Tran Siberian Michael J. Solender 2010
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New nicotine-spiked spring-water gives you your toxin of choice in liquid form.
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My baths are like this, first, I walk down the street to collect the spring-water into large plastic jugs and carry it back to the house.
Archive 2004-08-01 Eric Wiley 2004
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My baths are like this, first, I walk down the street to collect the spring-water into large plastic jugs and carry it back to the house.
bathing and weddings Eric Wiley 2004
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Assorted plastic grocery-store bags, an unfamiliar sweater, a climbing magazine, a couple of spring-water bottles and a headlamp spilled off the couch and onto the floor.
There Is A Season Early, Margot 1999
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Conducts various investigations, such as regional assessment for heat resources based on maps and reports; mapping, commonly in rugged terrain under harsh conditions, by foot, vehicle, or helicopter; spring-water sampling and analyzing; aiding or conducting geophysical surveys; and assessing the geothermal resource heat.
Discover What You’re Best At Linda Gale 1998
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And when Tannim put an unwrapped sports-bar into one hand, and a bottle of spring-water into the other, the old man nearly wept with joy.
Chrome Circle Lackey, Mercedes 1994
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And when Tannim put an unwrapped sports-bar into one hand, and a bottle of spring-water into the other, the old man nearly wept with joy.
Omnibus Lackey, Mercedes 1993
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