Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A room which contains a well; especially, a room built over a mineral spring, or into which its waters are conducted, and where they are drunk.
- noun In a boat, a place in the bottom where leakage and rainwater are collected, to be thrown out with a scoop.
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Examples
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From before dawn till near midnight, the well-room is constantly filled with visitors.
Travels in Arabia 2003
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Fortunately, it makes a part of the home of a much travelled and exceedingly cultivated pair of beings, the business of one being to create beauty in the way of pictures and the other of statues, so perhaps it is less than a wonder that this square, unattractive well-room should have blossomed under their hands into a dining-room perfect in colour, style, and fittings.
Principles of Home Decoration With Practical Examples Candace Wheeler 1875
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From before dawn till near midnight, the well-room is constantly filled with visitors.
Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred John Lewis Burckhardt 1800
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He thus speaks of the tasks imposed upon the prisoners: "Around the well-room an armed guard were forcing up the prisoners to the winches to clear the ship of water, and prevent her sinking; and little could be heard but
American Prisoners of the Revolution Danske Dandridge
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