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/wˈɔtər kˈulər/ Listen

Water cooler

noun

A device for cooling and dispensing drinking water.

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"Water cooler" Quotes from Famous Books

... were barely out of sight in the upper hall before the first of the curious ones was looking over the register. Inside of three minutes a score of persons had glanced at the freshly written names and passed on to the water cooler, thence back to their seats, a fresh topic for conversation ...

— The Rose in the Ring • George Barr McCutcheon

... pale. Despite his long experience on the Board of Trade, Landry could see anxiety in every change of his expression, in every motion of his hands. The broker before answering the question crossed the room to the water cooler and drank a brief swallow. Then emptying the glass he refilled it, moistened his lips again, and again emptied and filled the goblet. He put it down, caught it up once more, filled it, emptied it, drinking ...

— The Pit • Frank Norris

... gathering up her boxes and parcels. Helen Louise was sent to the water cooler to wet a handkerchief and then her face and Peter's were vigorously scrubbed. At any other time, Mrs. Cherry would have dragged both children to the cooler, but she was not taking any chances with pretty, unprotected Arethusa. No one else should ...

— The Heart of Arethusa • Francis Barton Fox

... drink," argued Tommy. "If you'd had had as much red liquor during the last few hours as he's had, you'd want to connect with the water cooler, I guess! Give the ...

— The Call of the Beaver Patrol - or, A Break in the Glacier • V. T. Sherman

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