watering house

noun

A building where the horses that drew cabs were provided with water to drink.

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Meanings

nounwatering house (plural watering houses)

plural watering houses

  1. historicalA building where the horses that drew cabs were provided with water to drink.
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APA

watering house. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watering%20house

MLA

“watering house.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watering%20house. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “watering house,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watering%20house.

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