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Drinking water

noun

Water suitable for drinking.

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"Drinking water" Quotes from Famous Books

... the way 'e took his liquor. Arter three or four pints he'd expected to see 'im turn a bit silly, or sing, or do something o' the kind, but Bill kept on as if 'e was drinking water. ...

— Odd Craft, Complete • W.W. Jacobs

... not enough. Waiting for each column to pass were men with buckets of drinking water, into which the soldiers dipped their aluminum cups. Temporary field post offices were established in advance, so that messages could be gathered in as the columns passed. Here and there were men to offer biscuits and handfuls of prunes. In methodical, ...

— The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) - History of the European War from Official Sources • Various

... followers at once to do his bidding, and found a nice, tidy farmhouse, in front of which sat seven peasants, lunching on rye bread and drinking water. They wore red shirts bound with gold braid, and were so much alike that one could hardly ...

— The Crimson Fairy Book • Various

... building was bombarded with clubs and stones, the proprietress found the stores of the village closed against her, and the young lady students were grossly insulted when they appeared upon the streets. Even the well from which drinking water ...

— The Abolitionists - Together With Personal Memories Of The Struggle For Human Rights • John F. Hume

... Drinking water was held to be responsible for the swollen feet and nausea from which many of them suffered, so they made a kind of sassafras beer, which proved palatable and healthful, and used it until they had become accustomed to the ...

— The Moravians in Georgia - 1735-1740 • Adelaide L. Fries

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