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Sewer — may refer to: *Sanitary sewer, a system of pipes used to transport human waste *Storm sewer, a collection and transportation system for storm water *Combined sewer, a system performing both the functions of a sanitary sewer and a storm sewer *One … Wikipedia
Sewer — Sew er, n. 1. One who sews, or stitches. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A small tortricid moth whose larva sews together the edges of a leaf by means of silk; as, the apple leaf sewer ({Phoxopteris nubeculana}) [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sewer — Sew er, n. [Cf. OE. assewer, and asseour, OF. asseour, F. asseoir to seat, to set, L. assidere to sit by; ad + sedere to sit (cf. {Sit}); or cf. OE. sew pottage, sauce, boiled meat, AS. se[ a]w juice, Skr. su to press out.] Formerly, an upper… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sewer — Sew er, n. [OF. sewiere, seuwiere, ultimately fr. L. ex out + a derivative of aqua water; cf. OF. essevour a drain, essever, esseuwer, essiaver, to cause to flow, to drain, to flow, LL. exaquatorium a channel through which water runs off. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sewer — (n.) conduit, c.1400, from Anglo Fr. sewere, O.N.Fr. sewiere sluice from a pond (13c.), lit. something that makes water flow, from aphetic form of Gallo Romance *exaquaria (Cf. M.Fr. esseveur), from L. ex out + aquaria, fem. of aquarius… … Etymology dictionary
sewer — ► NOUN ▪ an underground conduit for carrying off drainage water and waste matter. ORIGIN Old French seuwiere channel to drain the overflow from a fish pond , from Latin ex out of + aqua water … English terms dictionary
sewer — sewer1 [so͞o′ər] n. [ME < MFr esseweur < essever, to drain off < VL * exaquare < L ex, out + aqua, water: see ISLAND] a pipe or drain, usually underground, used to carry off water and waste matter vi. to clean or maintain sewers… … English World dictionary
sewer — This is not in regular use as a vocative, but it is used by one man to another in St Urbain’s Horseman, by Mordecai Richler. The same speaker uses ‘you filthy thing’ a moment later, which accurately expresses what he had in mind when saying… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
sewer — n. a sanitary; storm sewer * * * [ s(j)uːə] storm sewer a sanitary … Combinatory dictionary
sewer — [[t]su͟ːə(r)[/t]] sewers N COUNT A sewer is a large underground channel that carries waste matter and rain water away, usually to a place where it is treated and made harmless. ...the city s sewer system. ...open sewers … English dictionary
sewer — UK [ˈsuːə(r)] / US [ˈsuər] noun [countable] Word forms sewer : singular sewer plural sewers an underground pipe or passage that carries sewage … English dictionary
