Pouring or sprinkling water on plants or land to help them grow, or making something wet.
From Old English 'wæterian,' derived from 'wæter' (water). The practice is ancient, but the word crystallized in Old English as agriculture became essential to survival in the British Isles.
Ancient Egyptians invented one of the first automatic watering systems called a shaduf—a hand-operated lever that lifted water from the Nile without carrying heavy buckets, and some farmers still use this exact design today!
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