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    watering hole
    /ˈwɔːt(ə)rɪŋ ˌhəʊl/

    noun

    • 1. a waterhole from which animals regularly drink.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › watering holeWatering hole Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of WATERING HOLE is water hole. How to use watering hole in a sentence. water hole; a place where people gather socially; especially : watering place…

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWATERING HOLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    noun [ C ] humorous uk / ˈwɔː.tə.rɪŋ ˌhəʊl / us / ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ.ɪŋ ˌhoʊl / Add to word list. a pub or bar where people go to drink alcohol. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Selling & serving alcoholic drinks. barkeeper. barmaid. barman. bartend. cocktail lounge. cut something off. free house. gastropub. hostelry. innkeeper. landlady.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryWATERING HOLE definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    WATERING HOLE definition | Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of watering hole in English. watering hole. noun [ C ] humorous us / ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ.ɪŋ ˌhoʊl / uk / ˈwɔː.tə.rɪŋ ˌhəʊl / Add to word list. a bar where people go to drink alcohol. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Selling & serving alcoholic drinks. barkeeper. barmaid. barman.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › watering-holewatering hole noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of watering hole noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDefinition of 'watering hole' - Collins Online Dictionary

    2 meanings: 1. a pool where animals drink; water hole 2. facetious, slang a pub.... Click for more definitions.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › watering+holewatering hole - The Free Dictionary

    Define watering hole. watering hole synonyms, watering hole pronunciation, watering hole translation, English dictionary definition of watering hole. n. 1. A small natural depression in which water collects, especially a pool where animals come to drink.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › watering-hole_nwatering hole, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    /ˈwɑdərɪŋ ˌhoʊl/ WAH-duhr-ing-hohl. See pronunciation. Where does the noun watering hole come from? Earliest known use. late 1700s. The earliest known use of the noun watering hole is in the late 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for watering hole is from 1776, in the writing of George Cartwright.