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  • And travellers came and sent their water-drawer; and he let down his bucket.

    Mecca Suras. The Chapter of Joseph (peace be on him!). 1909

  • S: And there came travellers and they sent their water-drawer and he let down his bucket.

    Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side Abdullah Yusuf Ali 1902

  • The only other human being visible in the open air, besides the water-drawer, was La Roche, who, with a fur cap covering his head and ears, and leathern mittens on his hands, hewed and hacked the billets with which he purposed to replenish the fire for cooking the mid-day meal.

    Ungava 1859

  • Some travellers came that way and then dispatched their water-drawer who let his bucket down.

    MuslimMatters.org 2010

  • Finches were popular pets in Holland and the sub-title of the work 'Het Puttertje' means the little water-drawer.

    Art Knowledge News 2009

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