wishing well


noun

a well or pool of water supposed to grant the wish of one who tosses a coin into it.

Example sentences from the Web for wishing well

  • He was with us on a picnic to the wishing-well—every county has a wishing-well, hasn't it?

    Jessamine |Marion Harland
  • The philosopher in me tells me it does not matter when the twins fall down the wishing-well.

    They and I |Jerome K. Jerome