wishing well
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English
Noun
wishing well (plural wishing wells)
- A well where, traditionally, wishes were thought to be granted, especially if coins were dropped into the water.
- 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 110:
- In the burial ground is a wishing-well named after St Augustine - the first Archbishop of Canterbury - who, in the 6th century, is said to have blessed it.
Translations
well where wishes were thought to be granted
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Verb
- present participle and gerund of wish well