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dillwater

dillwater noun: a liquid produced by infusing dillseed in water (generally used medicinally, particularly to treat colic or flatulence in infants).

Noun

dillwater (uncountable)

  1. A liquid produced by infusing dillseed in water (generally used medicinally, particularly to treat colic or flatulence in infants).
    • The Vomitory, whether milder ones, as Sarabacca Leaves bruised in Dill Water, or stronger ones, as the Spirit of Tobacco […]1687, David Abercromby, Academia Scientarum, or, The Academy of Sciences, London: J. Taylor et al., Section 21, p. 124
    • If any flatulency should still remain […] a little dill-water, is a very safe and gentle carminative […]1805, Michael Underwood, A Treatise on the Diseases of Children, London: J. Callow, 5th edition, Volume 1, “Disorders arising from Constipation and Wind,” p. 56

Forms of dillwater

alternative formdill water
alternative formdill-water

Origin of dillwater

From dill + water.

Questions about dillwater

What does dillwater mean?
Dillwater means a liquid produced by infusing dillseed in water (generally used medicinally, particularly to treat colic or flatulence in infants).
What part of speech is dillwater?
Dillwater is a noun.

Words near dillwater in the dictionary

  1. dillseed
  2. dillseeds
  3. dillue
  4. dillwad
  5. dillwads
  6. dillwater
  7. dillweed
  8. dillweeds
  9. dilly
  10. dilly bag
  11. dilly bags

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