Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A watering-place for animals; a horse-trough. In masonry, a joint or interstice between stones, to be filled up with mortar or cement. Gwilt. Also spelled abbreuvoir.
Wiktionary
- n. obsolete, Masonry The joint or interstice between stones, to be filled with mortar. - Gwilt
- n. of humans Cold water drinking fountain typically found in public locations; also, fountain or water source for animals (birds, horses etc.)
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Masonry) The joint or interstice between stones, to be filled with mortar.
Etymologies
- French, a watering place (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Si mangeoire et abreuvoir y sont plus accessibles, pour se mouvoir de quelques kilomètres, c'est galère.”
“I argued that if our horses did not water in Templeux they would have to do a seven-mile journey three times a day to the next nearest _abreuvoir_.”
“A fine example of French inefficiency, this "abreuvoir.”
“Avec le prêt, nous allons construire une poussinière et acheter du matériel d'élevage (abreuvoir, mangeoire, pondoir, nichoir)”
“Si mangeoire et abreuvoir y sont plus accessibles, pour se mouvoir de quelques kilomètres, c’est galère.”
“Nous avons également rencontré, sur la même rue, un abreuvoir pour chiens, qui nous en dit beaucoup sur les animaux domestiques à SF et le soin qu’en prennent leurs propriétaires.”
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