well sweep

noun

Nearby words

well log, well logging, well off, well out of, be, well preserved, well sweep, well's run dry, the, well-accepted, well-accustomed, well-acquainted, well-acted

Origin of well sweep

First recorded in 1820–30

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Examples from the Web for well sweep

There was no need of a pump, and at grandmother's they had a well-sweep and bucket.
A Little Girl in Old New York|Amanda Millie Douglas
Think of watering a whole wheat-field with a well-sweep and a pail!
The Ship Dwellers|Albert Bigelow Paine
I had never seen a well-sweep before, and supposed it must be far nicer than a pump.
Aunt Madge's Story|Sophie May
The water in the well was usually drawn by means of a well-sweep.
Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony|George Francis Dow

They formed a cluster around the well-sweep; a cluster whose composition was continually changing.
Concerning Sally|William John Hopkins

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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