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watering call

watering call noun: a signal sounded to instruct soldiers that it is time to water their horses.

Noun

watering call (plural watering calls)

  1. (historical) A signal sounded to instruct soldiers that it is time to water their horses.

Forms of watering call

pluralwatering calls

Questions about watering call

What does watering call mean?
Watering call means a signal sounded to instruct soldiers that it is time to water their horses.
What part of speech is watering call?
Watering call is a noun.
What is the plural of watering call?
The plural of watering call is watering calls.

Words near watering call in the dictionary

  1. waterily
  2. waterin'
  3. wateriness
  4. waterinesses
  5. watering
  6. watering call
  7. watering calls
  8. watering can
  9. watering cans
  10. watering down
  11. watering hole

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