abreuvoir

Meaning

Noun

  • A cold water drinking fountain (for people) typically found in a public location; more generally, any fountain or water source (including for animals like birds, horses etc).
  • The joint or interstice between stones, to be filled with mortar.

Origin

  • Borrowed from French abreuvoir ("a watering place").

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