water-bouget

water bouget

[boo-jit]
noun
1.
(formerly) a leather bag suspended at each end of a pole or yoke and used for carrying water.
2.
Also, water budget. Heraldry. a representation of a pair of these joined by a yoke, used as a charge.

Origin:
1560–70; bouget, variant of budget

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