well sweep

noun

sweep1(def 29).

Origin of well sweep

First recorded in 1820–30

Words nearby well sweep

well log, well logging, well off, well out of, be, well preserved, well sweep, well's run dry, the, well-accepted, well-accustomed, well-acquainted, well-acted

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British Dictionary definitions for well sweep

well sweep

noun

a device for raising buckets from and lowering them into a well, consisting of a long pivoted pole, the bucket being attached to one end by a long rope