SEWER


Meaning of SEWER in English

[sew.er] n [ME, fr. AF asseour, lit., seater, fr. OF asseoir to seat--more at assize] (14c): a medieval household officer often of high rank in charge of serving the dishes at table and sometimes of seating and tasting

[2]sew.er n (14c): one that sews [3]sew.er n [ME, fr. MF esseweur, seweur, fr. essewer to drain, fr. (assumed) VL exaquare, fr. L ex- + aqua water--more at island] (15c): an artificial usu. subterranean conduit to carry off sewage and sometimes surface water (as from rainfall)

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