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rockwater

rockwater is the alternative form of rock water.

Meaning of rock water

Noun

rock water (countable and uncountable, plural rock waters)

  1. Spring water as issued from beneath rocks, seen as being especially pure, clean or healthy.
    • And here, while I am thus worthily waging war with beetles, drones, wasps, and hornets, and am all on fire with the rage of slighted love, thou art regaling thyself with phlegm and rock-water, and art going on with thy reformation scheme, and thy exultations in my misfortunes!1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter CCCXCV”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn...

Forms of rockwater

pluralrockwaters

Questions about rockwater

What is rockwater the alternative form of?
Rockwater is the alternative form of rock water.

Words near rockwater in the dictionary

  1. Rockwall County
  2. rockwarbler
  3. rockwarblers
  4. rockward
  5. rockwards
  6. rockwater
  7. rockwaters
  8. rockweed
  9. rockweeds
  10. Rockwell
  11. Rockwell City

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