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wellhead

Pronunciation:  'wel`hed

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a structure built over a well
  2. [n]  the source of water for a well
 
 Synonyms: wellspring
 
 See Also: beginning, construction, origin, root, rootage, source, structure

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Well"head`\, n.
A source, spring, or fountain.

      At the wellhead the purest streams arise. --Spenser.

      Our public-school and university life is a great
      wellhead of new and irresponsible words. --Earle.
 



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