Spring
Take hold
Both terms in one sentence
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It was never all that hard or difficult to get spring or river water (though the rule "Don't shit where you drink" took until the 19th century to really take hold) for most medieval people, what was hard was ensuring a large enough supply of edible grain.
Source: Medieval Morons
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