wishing well


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wish′ing well`


n.
a well or pool of water supposed to grant the wish of one who tosses a coin into it.
[1790–95]
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Translations
toivomuskaivo

wishing well

[ˈwɪʃɪŋˌwel] Npozo m de los deseos
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

wishing well

nWunschbrunnen m
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