4. A sailor, esp. an old sailor; an old salt. [Colloq.]

Wa"ter drain` (?). A drain or channel for draining off water.

Wa"ter drain"age (?; 48). The draining off of water.

Wa"ter dress"ing (?). (Med.) The treatment of wounds or ulcers by the

application of water; also, a dressing saturated with water only, for

application to a wound or an ulcer.

Wa"ter drop"wort` (?). (Bot.) A European poisonous umbelliferous plant

(Enanthe fistulosa) with large hollow stems and finely divided leaves.

Wa"ter ea"gle (?). (Zoöl.) The osprey.

Wa"ter el"der (?). (Bot.) The guelder- rose.