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dry well

noun

a drainage pit lined with loose stonework for the leaching of liquid wastes.
absorbing well.

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Origin of dry well

First recorded in 1760–70

Words nearby dry well

dry up, dry valley, dry vomiting, dry wall, dry wash, dry well, Dr. Zhivago, ds, DSA, DSC, DSL
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Example sentences from the Web for dry well

  • This dry-well connection is by means of five-inch vitrified pipe laid in the same manner as sewer pipe.

    Convenient Houses|Louis Henry Gibson