Meanings
plural watering pots
- Synonym of watering can.
...but there must be luxury in the glare of lustres to a man who has drudged at his desk by the light of a tallow candle, and how much handsomer must a floor appear to him when splendidly bechalked by a capital designer, than when besprinkled with a watering pot by a slipshod apprenticel
1856, Richard Cumberland, Memoirs of Richard CumberlandSynonyms: watering can
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of watering can.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna container with a handle and a spout with a perforated nozzle; used to sprinkle water over plants
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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watering pot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watering%20pot
“watering pot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watering%20pot. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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