1856 D. T. Ansted (ed. 2) Table of Contents p. xv Water-yielding power of different rocks.
1931 A. D. Hall (ed. 4) iv. 121 The drying of the surface soil which ensues, through its severance from the water-yielding subsoil.
2001 21 370/1 The Southern Alps are one of the highest water-yielding regions of the world's temperate zones.