make water

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make water

verb makes water · making water · made water

  1. euphemistic To urinate. For, by the fundamental Laws of the Realm, it is Capital in any Perſon, of what Quality ſoever, to make water within the Precincts of the Palace.

    Similar: pass water

  2. (Of a ship or other vessel) to admit water; to leak. “That patch we put on the cylinder head’s blown out, sir,” he reported, “and she’s makin’ water fast for’ard on the port bow.”

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@misc{make_water_2026,
  title = {make water},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/make%20water},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}