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well sweep

noun

sweep1 (def. 29).

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Origin of well sweep

First recorded in 1820–30

Words nearby well sweep

well-stacked, well-stocked, well-suited, well-supplied, well-supported, well sweep, well-taken, well-taught, well-tempered, well-thought-of, well-thought-out
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British Dictionary definitions for well sweep

well sweep

noun

a device for raising buckets from and lowering them into a well, consisting of a long pivoted pole, the bucket being attached to one end by a long rope
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