They Used To Be Lowered Into Wells Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • a writing implement with a point from which ink flows • an enclosure for confining livestock • a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play • a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes • female swan verb • produce a literary work
	24%	5		Often thrown into wishing wells
	noun • a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound • a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
	24%	11		Can be tapped into through wells
	noun • Water that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers.

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