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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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