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catchdrain

noun

Etymology

From catch + drain.

  1. inherited from *draugiz✻
  2. inherited from *drauhnōną✻
  3. inherited from *drauhnōn✻
  4. inherited from drēahnian
  5. inherited from *dreinen✻
  6. compounded as catchdrain — “catch + drain”

Definitions

  1. A ditch or drain along the side of a hill or canal, to catch the surface water as it runs…

    A ditch or drain along the side of a hill or canal, to catch the surface water as it runs off.

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