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water butt

noun

  1. a barrel for collecting rainwater, esp from a drainpipe
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Mr Johnstone suggests using a water butt to collect any rain water, as well as using "grey water" from baths and cooking pots.

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Or they can use water that is not sourced from taps such as grey water, rainwater from a water butt or a private borehole.

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Mr Johnstone, who started gardening in lockdown to help with his mental health, suggested using a water butt to collect rain water - best kept in the shade and with a lid on.

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New housing developments will be told to follow a design guide including water butts to catch water from drainpipes, permeable paving for rainwater and gardens filled with vegetation to soak up rain.

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Killconey the ferret stood alongside his Chief with a drum that he had made from an old water butt.

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