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Waterage
n.
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Money paid for transportation of goods, etc., by water.
Water agrimony
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A kind of bur marigold (Bidens tripartita) found in wet places in Europe.
Water aloe
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See Water soldier.
Water antelope
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See Water buck.
Water arum
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An aroid herb (Calla palustris) having a white spathe. It is an inhabitant of the north temperate zone.
Water back
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See under 1st Back.
Water bailiff
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An officer of the customs, whose duty it is to search vessels.
Water ballast
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Water confined in specially constructed compartments in a vessel's hold, to serve as ballast.
Water barometer
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A barometer in which the changes of atmospheric pressure are indicated by the motion of a column of water instead of mercury. It requires a column of water about thirty-three feet in height.
Water bath
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A device for regulating the temperature of anything subjected to heat, by surrounding the vessel containing it with another vessel containing water which can be kept at a desired temperature; also, a vessel designed for this purpose.
Water battery
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A voltaic battery in which the exciting fluid is water.
Water battery
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A battery nearly on a level with the water.
Water bear
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Any species of Tardigrada, 2. See Illust. of Tardigrada.
Water-bearer
n.
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The constellation Aquarius.
Water bed
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A kind of mattress made of, or covered with, waterproof fabric and filled with water. It is used in hospitals for bedridden patients.
Water beech
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The American hornbeam. See Hornbeam.
Water beetle
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Any one of numerous species of aquatic beetles belonging to Dytiscus and allied genera of the family Dytiscidae, and to various genera of the family Hydrophilidae. These beetles swim with great agility, the fringed hind legs acting together like oars.
Water bellows
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Same as Tromp.
Water bird
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Any aquatic bird; a water fowl.
Water blackbird
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The European water ousel, or dipper.
Waterboard
n.
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A board set up to windward in a boat, to keep out water.
Water boatman
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A boat bug.
Waterbok
n.
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A water buck.
Water-bound
a.
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Prevented by a flood from proceeding.
Water brain
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A disease of sheep; gid.
Water brash
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See under Brash.
Water breather
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Any arthropod that breathes by means of gills.
Water bridge
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See Water table.
Water buck
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A large, heavy antelope (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) native of Central Africa. It frequents the banks of rivers and is a good swimmer. It has a white ring around the rump. Called also photomok, water antelope, and waterbok.
Water buffalo
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The European buffalo.