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Parf of speech: Noun, OED Year: 1916, OED Evaluation: N/A

Short for hydro-electric adj. (power, plant). Also attrib. In Canada also = hydro-electric power supply. Cf. hydropower n.

ExampleMeaning
Hens, and hens of course eat the grain whole. Geese and- These, ah- all these little power, ah, ah, plants now- water power have been absorbed by hydro if there was any size, you-know? And, ah, they, ah- even we say like little towns like Renfrew and Pembroke that had their own, ah, power plants for years, hydro has taken them over now in the last ten years so that we depend entirely on- on hydro.
The hydroelectric industry.
ExampleMeaning
... anyway, she had another offer for another position and on the corporate side of hydro and it meant being out of town, of course, but the girls were away at university and David of course was finishing his Master's, so you-know ah it was just a matter of being away for the week and coming home on weekends.
The hydroelectric industry.
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He wasn't a great big man but he was tougher than whale bone. ... He worked in hydro and he worked all over. ... Slept with a tent up in, ah, Abitibi-Canyon- ... When it was forty below Fahrenheit, you-know? Oh, he was- he was- he was a good guy. He was a good friend of mine.
The hydroelectric industry.
ExampleMeaning
One of the guys in hydro said "No," he said, "That's not right, they have a contract right in town."
The hydroelectric industry.
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And then I went, ah- I went on to the hydro, and-stuff-like-that. ... And then I went, ah, s-- I was a certified welder for years in Peterborough, at DeLaval company.
The hydroelectric industry.