Phrases and idioms:
watering-can a portable container with a long spout usu. ending in a perforated sprinkler, for watering plants. watering-hole
1 a pool of water from which animals regularly drink; = water-hole.
2 sl. a bar.
watering-place
1 = watering-hole.
2 a spa or seaside resort.
3 a place where water is obtained.
Etymology: OE waeligterung (as WATER, -ING(1))
Useful english dictionary. 2012.