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dry well
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dry well1
First recorded in 1760–70
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Example Sentences
He was running with his head down when all of a sudden he pitched headlong into a dry well.
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If a little aqua-fortis be mixed with the water, the writing will dry well, and not run out of its form when the paper is wetted.
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Remove skins, dry well and brown in heated oil or butter on top of stove or in oven.
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It was now a rescuing hand put out to lift him from the dry well of gloom.
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They brought him down the stairs, which were found to lead to the bottom of a dry well in the middle of the tower.
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