ice wells

A form of ice well — A well (hole in the ground) in which ice was stored in the era of the ice trade and iceboxes (18th to mid-20th centuries); often with some degree of construction over it, similar to that used with icehouses, root cellars, and springhouses.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of ice well
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