Water-budget
[boo-jit] /ˈbu dʒɪt/
noun
1.
(formerly) a leather bag suspended at each end of a pole or yoke and used for carrying water.
2.
Also, water budget. Heraldry. a representation of a pair of these joined by a yoke, used as a charge.
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