Noah Webster
Watering
WATERING, participle present tense Overflowing; sprinkling or wetting with water; supplying with water; giving water for drink; giving a way appearance to.
WATERING, noun
1. The act of overflowing or sprinkling with water; the act of supplying with water for drink or other purposes; the act of wetting and calendering for giving luster to, as cloth.
2. The place where water is supplied.