Drinkwater

[ dringk-waw-ter, -wot-er ]

/ ˈdrɪŋkˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər /

noun

John,1882–1937, English poet, playwright, and critic.

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A former staffer for Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Drinkwater had worked on this issue in the past.
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Drinkwater was among the first, his nervous, prying little eyes fairly fastened on the other in his excitement.
The Woman Gives|Owen Johnson
Listen, Mr. Garford, said Drinkwater desperately, his eyes flashing greedily with the thought of escaping commissions.
The Woman Gives|Owen Johnson
A door is violently kicked outside; and the voice of Drinkwater is heard raising urgent alarm.
Captain Brassbound's Conversion|George Bernard Shaw

She pounces genially on Drinkwater, who is smirking at her, hat in hand, with an air of hearty welcome.
Captain Brassbound's Conversion|George Bernard Shaw
“No, sir,” said Drinkwater, as he flashed his lantern round.
Will of the Mill|George Manville Fenn

British Dictionary definitions for drinkwater

Drinkwater

/ (ˈdrɪŋkˌwɔːtə) /

noun

John. 1882–1937, English dramatist, poet, and critic; author of chronicle plays such as Abraham Lincoln (1918) and Mary Stuart (1921)

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