What is the source and upper part of a stream; -- commonly used in the plural; as, the headwaters of the Missouri called?
headwater — The source and upper part of a stream; -- commonly used in the plural; as, the headwaters of the Missouri. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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