water-jar

noun

A water jug.

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Meanings

nounwater-jar (plural water-jars)

plural water-jars

  1. A water jug.

    They went through the courtyard, past a naked copper houri tilting a water-jar that merely dripped[.]

    1961, Xavier Herbert, Soldiers' Women, Netley, SA: Fontana Books, published 1978, page 53

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
water jug
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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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