dry well

American  

noun

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

2. absorbing well.

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Etymology

Origin of dry well

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

He added: "I will not go quietly. I will not be cancelled for convenience. I was tried by media and hung out to dry well before the facts were established."

From BBC

Like, “bucket clanking on the bottom of a dry well” low?

From Salon

Let it dry well, and you can store valuables in the last place someone might look.

From Seattle Times

A Bend, Oregon, man who went missing on Christmas Day was found alive and in good condition in a dry well inside a gated storage unit facility, local police said.

From Washington Times

With an emphasis on diversity and flowers that dry well, she planted 20 varieties, including zinnias, statice, honeywort, sweet peas and cress, by using landscape fabric and a blowtorch to cut the fabric and prevent fraying.

From Los Angeles Times