Advertisement
watering (n.)
Old English wæterunge "a carrying water," verbal noun from water (v.). From late 14c. as "a soaking with water;" mid-15c. as "a giving water to (an animal);" c. 1600 as "salivation." Watering-can is from 1690s (earlier water-can, late 14c.); watering-hole is from 1882 (earlier water-hole, 1670s, watering-place, mid-15c.); by 1965 in the figurative sense "place where people meet and socialize over drinks."
Others are reading
Advertisement
Definitions of watering from WordNet
Dictionary entries near watering
Waterford
waterfowl
waterfront
watergate
water-ice
watering
water-lily
waterline
waterlogged
Waterloo
watermark