well-sinker
Digs for water
A well-sinker is a person who digs or excavates wells, particularly the traditional kind dug by hand rather than drilled.
The occupation was once common in rural areas before modern drilling equipment: His grandfather worked as a well-sinker in the hill country.
Removing earth below
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- boreholeDrilled underground passage
- trenchLong narrow excavation
- pitFruit's hard seed
shovel · pickaxe · spade · bucket · windlass · headframe · shoring · cribbing
Groundwater-bearing geological formation
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
- water tableTop of groundwater zone
- bedrockSolid stone underground
- strataParallel geological layers
soil · clay · rock · sand · gravel · limestone · chalk · permeability
Spiral hole-maker
- drillHole-boring device
- pumpFluid-moving machine
- winchDrum-and-cable lifting mechanism
- derrickMovable boom apparatus
rig · tripod · chisel · hammer · crowbar · tongs · pipe · tubing
Written instructions for use
- physicalOf body or matter
- strengthPower to exert force
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- sweatMoisture from skin pores
calluses · toil · hardhat · workwear · boots · danger · hazard · cave-in
Safe for ingestion
- drinkingLiquid consumption act
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- domesticOf the home
- supplyFurnish or stock
yield · flow · recharge · purity · quality · testing · contamination · drought
One who unearths
- borerTunneling tool or insect
- watermanAquatic trade worker
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- craftsmanSkilled manual worker
journeyman · apprentice · master · guild · tradesman · contractor · specialist · expertise
digging
Removing earth below
pit · shovel · pickaxe · spade · bucket · windlass · headframe · shoring · cribbing · lining
aquifer
Groundwater-bearing geological formation
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
- water tableTop of groundwater zone
- bedrockSolid stone underground
strata · soil · clay · rock · sand · gravel · limestone · chalk · permeability · seepage
auger
Spiral hole-maker
derrick · rig · tripod · chisel · hammer · crowbar · tongs · pipe · tubing · screen
manual
Written instructions for use
sweat · calluses · toil · hardhat · workwear · boots · danger · hazard · cave-in · suffocation
potable
Safe for ingestion
- drinkingLiquid consumption act
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- domesticOf the home
supply · yield · flow · recharge · purity · quality · testing · contamination · drought · rural
digger
One who unearths
craftsman · journeyman · apprentice · master · guild · tradesman · contractor · specialist · expertise · certification