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Sewer
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. One who sews, or stitches.
2. A small tortricid moth whose larva sews together the edges of a leaf by means of silk; as, the apple-leaf sewer (Phoxopteris nubeculana)
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A drain or passage to carry off water and filth under ground; a subterraneous channel, particularly in cities.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: noun (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.