abreuvoir

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/əbɹuːˈvwɑː(ɹ)/

noun

A cold water drinking fountain (for people) typically found in a public location; more generally, any fountain or water source (including for animals like birds, horses etc).

OriginFrench abreuvoir →
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Meanings

nounabreuvoir (plural abreuvoirs)

plural abreuvoirs

  1. A cold water drinking fountain (for people) typically found in a public location; more generally, any fountain or water source (including for animals like birds, horses etc).
  2. obsoletebusinessThe joint or interstice between stones, to be filled with mortar.

Origin

  1. Frenchabreuvoir“a watering place”
  2. Englishabreuvoir

Borrowed from French abreuvoir (“a watering place”).

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APA

abreuvoir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abreuvoir

MLA

“abreuvoir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abreuvoir. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abreuvoir,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abreuvoir.

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