DRENCHER

Etymology

Noun

drencher (plural drenchers)

One who, or that which, drenches.

A fire prevention device, like a sprinkler but ejecting a denser curtain of water and sometimes mounted on the outside of a building to prevent the spread of fire from those nearby.

Source: Wiktionary


Drench"er, n.

1. One who, or that which, west or steeps.

2. One who administers a drench.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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