waterbasket

waterbasket noun: a basket that is woven tightly enough for carrying liquids, especially water.

Noun

waterbasket (plural waterbaskets)

A basket that is woven tightly enough for carrying liquids, especially water.
- There was a — what is it called — a big waterbasket lying there. His mother had practically filled it with what she was gathering and was ready to go home.1970, Hansjakob Seiler, Cahuilla Texts with an Introduction, page 122
- That is where the Squaw Dance started; and that is where the hand-bundle (drumstick) for beating the waterbasket originated.1977, Karl W. Luckert, Navajo Mountain and Rainbow Bridge Religion, page 86

Horda pulverized a small amount of mugwort and willow bark and set it in a waterbasket to brew into strong tea.2009, Grace Anne Schaefer, As Shadows Fall, page 123:
Apt decided her visitor's arrival would be a while yet, so went back to her cottage to fetch some sweet-root scones and a woven birch waterbasket of herbal tea.2009, Megan Greenberg, The Orser's Promise, page 84:

From water + basket.

What does waterbasket mean?: Waterbasket means a basket that is woven tightly enough for carrying liquids, especially water.
How do you use waterbasket in a sentence?: Horda pulverized a small amount of mugwort and willow bark and set it in a waterbasket to brew into strong tea.
What part of speech is waterbasket?: Waterbasket is a noun.
What is the plural of waterbasket?: The plural of waterbasket is waterbaskets.

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