Wa"ter rate` (?). A rate or tax for a supply of water.
{ Wa"ter rat"tle (?). Wa"ter rat"tler (?). } (Zoöl.) The diamond
rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus); — so called from its preference for
damp places near water.
Wa"ter-ret` (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Water-retted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Water-retting.] To ret, or rot, in water, as flax; to water- rot.
Wa"ter rice" (?). Indian rice. See under Rice.
Wa"ter rock"et (?). 1. (Bot.) A cruciferous plant (Nasturtium
sylvestre) with small yellow flowers.