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Default What? (WAS: Broken Water Main)

On 6/28/2014 2:44 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 6/28/2014 12:54 PM, Janet wrote:
>> Surely your water supply co will deliver bottled water, or a shared
>> bowser?
>>
>> Janet UK

>
> That's a term that skated right over my head. What on earth is a shared
> bowser?
>
> Jill
>


A "bowser" is a tanker... usually on wheels. Can be used for water or
fuel. Some look like this:

http://www.toptecheng.net/Agricultur...%20wheeler.jpg

Haven't heard that word used in many years.

George