On+or+in+the+water
91Water battery — Wa ter bat ter*y 1. (Elec.) A voltaic battery in which the exciting fluid is water. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mil.) A battery nearly on a level with the water. [1913 Webster] …
92Water feather — Wa ter feath er Water feather foil Wa ter feath er foil (Bot.) The water violet ({Hottonia palustris}); also, the less showy American plant {Hottonia inflata}. [1913 Webster] …
93Water feather-foil — Water feather Wa ter feath er Water feather foil Wa ter feath er foil (Bot.) The water violet ({Hottonia palustris}); also, the less showy American plant {Hottonia inflata}. [1913 Webster] …
94Water glass — Wa ter glass 1. (Chem.) See {Soluble glass}, under {Glass}. [1913 Webster] 2. A clepsydra. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. An instrument consisting of an open box or tube with a glass bottom, used for examining objects in the water, as upon the sea… …
95Water measure — Wa ter meas ure A measure formerly used for articles brought by water, as coals, oysters, etc. The water measure bushel was three gallons larger than the Winchester bushel. Cowell. [1913 Webster] …
96Water deer — Wa ter deer (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A small Chinese deer ({Hydropotes inermis}). Both sexes are destitute of antlers, but the male has large, descending canine tusks. (b) The water chevrotain. [1913 Webster] …
97Water dog — Wa ter dog 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A dog accustomed to the water, or trained to retrieve waterfowl. Retrievers, waters spaniels, and Newfoundland dogs are so trained. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) The menobranchus. [1913 Webster] 3. A small floating cloud,… …
98Water pore — Wa ter pore , 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A pore by which the water tubes of various invertebrates open externally. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) One of certain minute pores in the leaves of some plants. They are without true guardian cells, but in other respects… …
99Water radish — Wa ter rad ish (Bot.) A coarse yellow flowered plant ({Nasturtium amphibium}) related to the water cress and to the horse radish. [1913 Webster] …
100Water snake — Wa ter snake (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A common North American colubrine snake ({Tropidonotus sipedon}) which lives chiefly in the water. (b) Any species of snakes of the family {Homalopsid[ae]}, all of which are aquatic in their habits. [1913 Webster] …
