water plug
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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You fill the pot with water, plug the circulator in, choose a temperature, and press go.
From Salon ● May 20, 2017
A powerful steam engine had arrived at the fire and had simply removed Anderson’s hose from its water plug.
From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy
I save half my wages, and I'm as hard as a water plug.
From Whirligigs by O. Henry
Beside the station house there was a blue-grass plot, protected by a red plank fence, and six fly-bitten box-elder trees, not much larger than bushes, were kept alive by frequent hosings from the water plug.
From The Song of the Lark by Willa Sibert Cather
"How long do you expect me to be a water plug?" asked the Elephant.
From The Cruise of the Noah's Ark by David Cory
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