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WATER-CARRIER

\wˈɔːtəkˈaɹɪə], \wˈɔːtəkˈaɹɪə], \w_ˈɔː_t_ə_k_ˈa_ɹ_ɪ__ə]\

Definitions of WATER-CARRIER

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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In some Southern countries, water is carried about by porters in skins or other vessels, such carriers being known in India by the name bhisti.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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