/draws, dros/ , n.
1. waste matter; refuse.
2. Metall. a waste product taken off molten metal during smelting, essentially metallic in character.
3. Brit. coal of little value.
[ bef. 1050; ME dros ( se ), OE dros; c. MD droes dregs; cf. ME drosen, OE drosna; c. MHG truosen husks ]