well digger
Sinks vertical shafts
A well digger is someone who digs wells—shafts sunk into the ground to access water.
The occupation is ancient and largely mechanized now, but the term persists.
The phrase colder than a well digger's ass describes extreme cold, referencing the chill at the bottom of a deep hole.
- shovelTool for moving earth
- bucketOpen-top carrying vessel
- ropeThick twisted fibers
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
boredom · drill · shaft · pump · stone · mud · depth · pulley · water table · fresh water · thirst · labor · hard work · earth · pickaxe · cistern · rural · farmstead
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