branch water

branch water ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. water in or from a branch, creek, stream, etc.; pure, natural water.
2. Also called branch. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. (in a drink, highball, etc.) plain water as distinguished from soda water, ginger ale, or the like; ordinary water.

Origin of branch water First recorded in 1840–50 Examples from the Web for branch water Historical Examples of branch water

On muleback and on foot, Boone followed up many a narrowing creek bed to sources where dwelt the “branch-water folk.”

The Tempering

Charles Neville Buck