Word Meanings - WATERGAVEL - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A gavel or rent paid for a privilege, as of fishing, in some river or water.

• Water carriage
  Transportation or conveyance by water; means of transporting by water.
• Water piet
  The water ousel.
• WATERCALTROP
  The water chestnut.
• WATERSAIL
  A small sail sometimes set under a studding sail or under a driver boom, and reaching nearly to the water.
• Water course
  A stream of water; a river or brook.
• Waterproof
  Proof against penetration or permeation by water; impervious to water; as, a waterproof garment; a waterproof roof.
• WATERCOLORIST
  One who paints in water colors.
• WATERSTARWORT
  See under Starwort.
• Water drainage
  The draining off of water.
• Water rocket
  A cruciferous plant (Nasturtium sylvestre) with small yellow flowers.
• WATEREAGLE
  The osprey.
• Waterfowl
  Any bird that frequents the water, or lives about rivers, lakes, etc., or on or near the sea; an aquatic fowl; -- used also collectively.
• Water soldier
  An aquatic European plant (Stratiotes aloides) with bayonet-shaped leaves.
• WATERGAVEL
  A gavel or rent paid for a privilege, as of fishing, in some river or water.
• Fishhook
  A hook for catching fish.
• WATERWHITE
  A vinelike plant (Vitis Caribæa) growing in parched districts in the West Indies, and containing a great amount of sap which is sometimes used for quenching thirst.
• Water gruel
  A liquid food composed of water and a small portion of meal, or other farinaceous substance, boiled and seasoned.
• Water thermometer
  A thermometer filled with water instead of mercury, for ascertaining the precise temperature at which water attains its maximum density. This is about 39¡ Fahr., or 4¡ Centigrade; and from that point down to 32¡ Fahr., or 0¡ Centigrade, or the
• WATERJOINT
  A joint in a stone pavement where the stones are left slightly higher than elsewhere, the rest of the surface being sunken or dished. The raised surface is intended to prevent the settling of water in the joints.
• Gavelock
  A spear or dart.

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