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| fount |
a source of water, such as a spring; fountain. [1/2 definitions] |
| fountain |
a counter in a store or restaurant at which one can purchase sodas and other ice cream dishes, and often a limited selection of other light food and drink, for consumption on the premises; soda fountain. [1/5 definitions] |
| penlight |
a small flashlight similar in size and shape to a fountain pen. |
| scuttlebutt |
a fountain or barrel of drinking water on a ship. [1/2 definitions] |
| soda jerk |
(informal) one who prepares and serves sodas and other ice cream dishes at a soda fountain. |
| water cooler |
an apparatus for cooling and dispensing drinking water; water fountain. |
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