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water bouget
[ boo-jit ]
noun
- (formerly) a leather bag suspended at each end of a pole or yoke and used for carrying water.
- Also water budget. Heraldry. a representation of a pair of these joined by a yoke, used as a charge.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of water bouget1
1560–70; bouget, variant of budget
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Example Sentences
The shield of arms is flanked on either side by a representation of a water-bouget.
From Project Gutenberg
In heraldry, the common bucket is called a water bouget or budget.
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