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sew·er
/ˈsuɚ/
下水道,陰溝,裁縫師(
vt
.)用下水道排,安下水道于
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Sew·er
n.
1.
One
who
sews
,
or
stitches
.
2.
Zool.
A
small
tortricid
moth
whose
larva
sews
together
the
edges
of
a
leaf
by
means
of
silk
;
as
,
the
apple-leaf
sewer
(
Phoxopteris nubeculana
)
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Sew·er
n.
A
drain
or
passage
to
carry
off
water
and
filth
under
ground
;
a
subterraneous
channel
,
particularly
in
cities
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Sew·er
,
n.
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
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
sewer
n
1:
a
waste
pipe
that
carries
away
sewage
or
surface
water
[
syn
:
sewerage
,
cloaca
]
2:
someone
who
sews
; "
a
sewer
of
fine
gowns
"
3:
misfortune
resulting
in
lost
effort
or
money
; "
his
career
was
in
the
gutter
"; "
all
that
work
went
down
the
sewer
";
"
pensions
are
in
the
toilet
" [
syn
:
gutter
,
toilet
]
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