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1. 3. In law , a stream of water, usually flowing in a definite channel having a bed and sides or banks, and usually discharging itself into some other stream or body of water. Bigelow . The condition of being occasionally dry does not deprive it of the character of a watercourse; but occasional flows of water caused by unusual rains, or melting of snow, and following a channel which is usually dry, do not constitute in watercourse. The owner of a watercourse has, within limits, a right to have it substantially unimpaired by the owners above and below. A grant of a watercourse may mean a grant of (1) the easement or the right to the running of water; (2) the channel which contains the water, the pipe, or drain; or (3) the land over which the water flows. George Je el , Master of the Rolls. water-cow (water-kou), n. The common domestic Indian buffalo, Bos bubal us or Bubalus buffel us ; the water-buffalo: so called by English residents in translating a Chinese name, from the habit it has of seeking the water to escape the annoyance of insects. It is not a distinct species. The same habit is strongly marked in the African or Cape buffalo, B. caffer , and may be observed of domestic cattle anywhere. See cuts under buffalo . water-cracker (water-krak"ėr), n . 1. A water-biscuit.-2. A Prince Rupert's drop. See detonating bulb , under detonating . A water cracker, as they [Prince Rupert's drops] are called in the factory.