What is an opening through the floors of a building, as for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole called?
well — (Arch.) An opening through the floors of a building, as for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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