Wa"ter el"e*phant (?). (Zoöl.) The hippopotamus. [R.]

Wa"ter en"gine (?). An engine to raise water; or an engine moved by

water; also, an engine or machine for extinguishing fires; a fire

engine.

Wa"ter*er (?), n. One who, or that which, waters.

Wa"ter*fall` (?), n. 1. A fall, or perpendicular descent, of the water

of a river or stream, or a descent nearly perpendicular; a cascade; a

cataract.

2. (Hairdressing) An arrangement of a woman's back hair over a cushion

or frame in some resemblance to a waterfall.

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