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"Sweet water" is a common English-language (possibly "American old west") euphemism for fresh water.
by stickfigure 5y ago
"Sweet water" is a common English-language (possibly "American old west") euphemism for fresh water.
- unityByFreedom 5y agoSweet tea maybe.. I've never heard "sweet water" but webster does have this, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweet%20water https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweet%20water > : a sugar solution > especially : one obtained by recovery of waste sugar during refining
- stickfigure 5y agoTry `sweetwater` without the space: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/sweetwater https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/swee...
- presto8 5y agoI would not say it's common: I'm a native (American) English speaker and I've never heard the word before! I would just guess it's some kind of flavored water before reading this thread.