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elSidCampeador
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> Our water comes from a “Rodwell”, which is basically a big hole in the ground.
TIL some people call a borewell a "rodwell"
bizzyb
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not quite a borewell. short for rodriguez.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodriguez_well
https://www.southpolestation.com/trivia/rodwell/rodwell.html
elSidCampeador
on Feb 22, 2023
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TIL, thank you for this!
hgsgm
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Per the "boring rod"
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boring%20rod
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TIL some people call a borewell a "rodwell"