tank
Regional
- Meaning
- A man-made stock pond for cattle.
- Type
- Regionalism
- Used in
- Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico
What does “tank” mean
In Texas a 'tank' is not a vessel but a murky, man-made reservoir — usually a bulldozed pit or earthen dam — built to catch runoff for watering livestock in a semiarid landscape. Outsiders hear 'tank' and picture metal; Texans picture cattle drinking from it.
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