The difference between Drinkwater and Jerkwater
When used as nouns, drinkwater means potable water, whereas jerkwater means a train on a branch line.
When used as adjectives, drinkwater means small, rural, and insignificant, whereas jerkwater means of an inhabited place, small, insignificant, and backward.
check bellow for the other definitions of Drinkwater and Jerkwater
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Drinkwater as a noun:
Potable water; water intended for drinking
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Drinkwater as an adjective:
Small, rural, and insignificant.
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Jerkwater as a noun (US, historical):
A train on a branch line.
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Jerkwater as an adjective (US, colloquial, pejorative):
Of an inhabited place, small, insignificant, and backward.