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1694 W. Burnaby tr. Petronius Satyr (new ed.) 127 We entred the Bath, which was somewhat narrow, and sunk into the Earth, not unlike a Rain-water Cistern.

1755 J. G. Cooper Lett. conc. Taste 64 A large Rain-water Cistern of ten Acres.

1821 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 18 Aug. 2/1 P. Gray's Tin and Sheet Iron Ware Manufactory,..where may be had, a general assortment of Tin, Iron and Japan'd Wares... Bath Tubs, Shower Baths, &c. &c.—Rain Water Spouts made and put up at the shortest notice.

1833 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Cottage Archit. §854 To put 3 inches lead rain~water stack pipes, with cistern heads to bring the water to the ground in the angle of the north front.

1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 1st Ser. I. 58 An open rain-water butt on one side.

1842 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. Gloss. 1023 Rain-Water Pipe, one usually placed against the exterior of a house to carry off the rain-water from the roof.

1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm I. 199 Rain-water spouts, or runs as they are technically termed.

1851 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm (ed. 2) II. 540/2 The form of a rain-water cistern.

1884 Meteorology in rel. to Health 30 With regard to this rain-water tank.

1913 E. H. Blake Drainage & Sanitation vii. 239 We may next consider the kinds of waste pipe... They comprise rain-water pipes.., soil pipes, [etc.].

1925 A. S. M. Hutchinson One Increasing Purpose iii. xvi Under the blue tile..of the crazy-paving just by the rain-water butt.

1967 Gloss. Sanitation Terms (B.S.I.) 41 Roof outlet, a rainwater fitting, normally provided with a grating, for building into a flat roof.

1974 J. Aiken Midnight is Place (1977) iv. 117 The rain-water barrel by the stable.

2006 South Wales Evening Post (Nexis) 15 Nov. 16 I also have three rainwater butts.