SEWER


Meaning of SEWER in English

I. ˈsü-ər, ˈsu̇r noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French asseour, literally, seater, from Anglo-French asseer to seat — more at assize

Date: 14th century

: a medieval household officer often of high rank in charge of serving the dishes at table and sometimes of seating and tasting

II. ˈsō-ər noun

Date: 14th century

: one that sews

III. ˈsü-ər, ˈsu̇r noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from assewer, essiver to drain, from Vulgar Latin * exaquare, from Latin ex- + aqua water — more at island

Date: 15th century

: an artificial usually subterranean conduit to carry off sewage and sometimes surface water (as from rainfall)

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