Definition of "well-water" [well-water]

• The water of a well or of wells; water drawn from an artificial well. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The only efficient use for windmills is to generate mechanical power in locations far from power lines (such as a well-water pump in the middle of a huge ranch)."
• "His mother Barbara checks on the property regularly and says John's dream home became a nightmare after his well-water showed high traces of arsenic two years ago."
• "I was offered well-water tea, boiled over cow dung -- a great honor."