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watering place

–noun
1. British. a seaside or lakeside vacation resort featuring bathing, boating, etc.
2. a health resort near mineral springs, a lake, or the sea, featuring therapeutic baths, water cures, or the like.
3. a place where drinking water may be obtained by humans or animals, as a spring or water hole.
4. watering hole.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME

watering hole

–noun Informal.
a bar, nightclub, or other social gathering place where alcoholic drinks are sold.
Also called watering place, watering spot.
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watering place  
n.  
  1. A place where animals find water to drink.

  2. A health resort with mineral springs; a spa.

  3. Informal A watering hole.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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watering hole

  1. n.
    a tavern. : Now this place is one of my favorite watering holes.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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