SEWERING

Etymology

Noun

sewering (countable and uncountable, plural sewerings)

The act of constructing or replacing a sewer system for a new development or neighborhood.

Anagrams

• re-sewing, resewing

Source: Wiktionary


SEWER

Sew"er, n.

1. One who sews, or stitches.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A small tortricid moth whose larva sews together the edges of a leaf by means of silk; as, the apple-leaf sewer (Phoxopteris nubeculana)

Sew"er, n. Etym: [OF. sewiere, seuwiere, ultimately fr. L. ex out + a derivative of aqua water; cf. OF. essevour a drain, essever, esseuwer, essiaver, to cause to flow, to drain, to flow, LL. exaquatorium a channel through which water runs off. Cf. Ewer, Aquarium.]

Definition: A drain or passage to carry off water and filth under ground; a subterraneous channel, particularly in cities.

Sew"er, n. Etym: [Cf. OE. assewer, and asseour, OF. asseour, F. asseoir to seat, to set, L. assidere to sit by; ad + sedere to sit (cf. Sit); or cf. OE. sew pottage, sauce, boiled meat, AS. seáw juice, Skr. su to press out.]

Definition: Formerly, an upper servant, or household officer, who set on and removed the dishes at a feast, and who also brought water for the hands of the guests. Then the sewer Poured water from a great and golden ewer, That from their hands to a silver caldron ran. Chapman.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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