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An instrument for measuring the water that percolates through a certain depth of soil.

• Water-closet
  A privy; especially, a privy furnished with a contrivance for introducing a stream of water to cleanse it.
• Waterpot
  A vessel for holding or conveying water, or for sprinkling water on cloth, plants, etc.
• WATERCOCK
  A large gallinule (Gallicrex cristatus) native of Australia, India, and the East Indies. In the breeding season the male is black and has a fleshy red caruncle, or horn, on the top of its head. Called also kora.
• WATERSTARGRASS
  An aquatic plant (Schollera graminea) with grassy leaves, and yellow star-shaped blossoms.
• Water dock
  A tall, coarse dock growing in wet places. The American water dock is Rumex orbiculatus, the European is R. Hydrolapathum.
• Water-retted
  of Water-ret
• WATERDROPWORT
  A European poisonous umbelliferous plant (Enanthe fistulosa) with large hollow stems and finely divided leaves.
• WATERTUBE
  One of a system of tubular excretory organs having external openings, found in many invertebrates. They are believed to be analogous in function to the kidneys of vertebrates. See Illust. under Trematodea, and Sporocyst.
• Water flannel
  A floating mass formed in pools by the entangled filaments of a European fresh-water alga (Cladophora crispata).
• Water shrew
  Any one of several species of shrews having fringed feet and capable of swimming actively. The two common European species (Crossopus fodiens, and C. ciliatus) are the best known. The most common American water shrew, or marsh shrew (Neosorex palu
• WATERGATE
  A gate, or valve, by which a flow of water is permitted, prevented, or regulated.
• Water germander
  A labiate plant (Teucrium Scordium) found in marshy places in Europe.
• Water supply
  A supply of water; specifically, water collected, as in reservoirs, and conveyed, as by pipes, for use in a city, mill, or the like.
• WATERJACKET
  A chamber surrounding a vessel or tube in which water may be circulated, thereby regulating the temperature or supply of heat to the vessel. Used in laboratory and manufacturing equipment. water- jacketed. Having a water jacket; -- as, a water-jacketed
• Instrumentalness
  Usefulness or agency, as means to an end; instrumentality.
• Water inch
  Same as Inch of water, under Water.
• Water tupelo
  A species of large tupelo (Nyssa aquatica) growing in swamps in the southern of the United States. See Ogeechee lime.
• WATERMEASURE
  A measure formerly used for articles brought by water, as coals, oysters, etc. The water-measure bushel was three gallons larger than the Winchester bushel. Cowell.
• Watering
  of Water
• Water lily
  A blossom or plant of any species of the genus Nymphaea, distinguished for its large floating leaves and beautiful flowers. See Nymphaea.

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