water bouget
Americannoun
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(formerly) a leather bag suspended at each end of a pole or yoke and used for carrying water.
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Heraldry. Also water budget. a representation of a pair of these joined by a yoke, used as a charge.
Etymology
Origin of water bouget
1560–70; bouget, variant of budget
Example Sentences
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In heraldry, the common bucket is called a water bouget or budget.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir
A charge representing a leather vessel for carrying water; Ð also called water bouget.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
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