Drinkwater
[ dringk-waw-ter, -wot-er ]
/ ˈdrɪŋkˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər /
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noun
John, 1882–1937, English poet, playwright, and critic.
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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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