Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sewer"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sewer \Sew"er\, n. [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}.]
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) (web1913)
Sewer \Sew"er\, n. [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. se['a]w juice, Skr. su to press out.]
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sewer \Sew"er\, n.
1. One who sews, or stitches.
2. (Zo["o]l.) 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 WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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"
Additional Hypertext Webster Gateway Lookup
Gateway by dict@stokkie.net
stock only wrote the gateway and does not have any control over the contents;
see the Webster Gateway FAQ,
and also the Back-end/database links and credits.