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sew·er
I. \ˈsüə(r), ˈsu̇(ə)r, ˈsu̇ə\ noun
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Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French asseour, from Old French asseoir to seat + Anglo-French -our -or — more at assize
: a medieval servant or household officer often of high rank in charge of serving the dishes at table and sometimes of seating and tasting
II. \ˈsō(ə)r, ˈsōə\ noun
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Etymology: Middle English sower, sewer, from sowen, sewen to sew + -er — more at sew
1. : one that sews
< became an expert textile finishing sewer >
< fastest shank button sewer ever made — advt >
2. : leaf sewer
III. \ˈsüə(r), ˈsü(ə)r, ˈsu̇ə\ noun
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Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French esseveur, esseweur, seweur, from essever, essewer, sewer to drain (from — assumed — Vulgar Latin exaquare, from Latin ex- + aqua water) + -eur -or — more at island
1. : a ditch or surface drain
2. : an artificial usually subterranean conduit to carry off water and waste matter (as surface water from rainfall, household waste from sinks or baths, or waste water from industrial works)
IV. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to furnish with a system of sewers : drain by sewers
< a small proportion of the streets were sewered — American Journal of Pub. Health > |