jerkwater
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
jerkwater/ˈʤəːkwɔːtə/
▶adjective N. Amer. informal of or associated with remote and insignificant rural settlements.
– origin C19: from jerk1 + water, from the need for early railway engines to be supplied with water in remote areas, by dipping a bucket into a stream and ‘jerking’ it out by rope.
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