ice well

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A well (hole in the ground) in which ice was stored in the era of the ice trade and iceboxes (18th to mid-20th centuries); often with some degree of construction over it, similar to that used with icehouses, root cellars, and springhouses.

Word forms

ice well ice wells

Etymology

From ice + well.

Related words

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