Water of Edo
The water from the waterworks in Edo. Edoites were proud of the water they drew from the Kanda and Tamagawa waterworks. *Miscellany, Yanagi Taru Shui (1801), Volume 19, "When people drink Edo water, they want to sell oil."Edo-no-mizu ...mizu [Water of Edo]Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information |
江戸の水道の水。神田上水や玉川上水で引いた水を江戸っ子が誇りにしていう語。※雑俳・柳多留拾遺（1801）巻一九「江戸の水のむと油をうりたがり」
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