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Trench :: Trench (v. t.) To cut furrows or ditches in; as, to trench land for the purpose of draining it..

Drainage :: Drainage (n.) A draining; a gradual flowing off of any liquid; also, that which flows out of a drain..

Banker :: Banker (n.) A ditcher; a drain digger.

Draine :: Draine (n.) The missel thrush.

Drain :: Drain (n.) The grain from the mashing tub; as, brewers' drains..

Cesspool :: Cesspool (n.) A cistern in the course, or the termination, of a drain, to collect sedimentary or superfluous matter; a privy vault; any receptacle of filth..

Thorough :: Thorough (n.) A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water..

Water Gang :: Water gang () A passage for water, such as was usually made in a sea wall, to drain water out of marshes..

Manhole :: Manhole (n.) A hole through which a man may descend or creep into a drain, sewer, steam boiler, parts of machinery, etc., for cleaning or repairing..

Chase :: Chase (n.) A groove, or channel, as in the face of a wall; a trench, as for the reception of drain tile..

Grindlet :: Grindlet (n.) A small drain.

Sink :: Sink (n.) A drain to carry off filthy water; a jakes.

Ditch :: Ditch (n.) A trench made in the earth by digging, particularly a trench for draining wet land, for guarding or fencing inclosures, or for preventing an approach to a town or fortress. In the latter sense, it is called also a moat or a fosse..

Effluvium :: Effluvium (a.) Subtile or invisible emanation; exhalation perceived by the sense of smell; especially, noisome or noxious exhalation; as, the effluvium from diseased or putrefying bodies, or from ill drainage..

Exhaust :: Exhaust (v. t.) To draw or let out wholly; to drain off completely; as, to exhaust the water of a well; the moisture of the earth is exhausted by evaporation..

Waterhorse :: Waterhorse (n.) A pile of salted fish heaped up to drain.

Bastard :: Bastard (n.) A large size of mold, in which sugar is drained..

Plough :: Plough (n.) A well-known implement, drawn by horses, mules, oxen, or other power, for turning up the soil to prepare it for bearing crops; also used to furrow or break up the soil for other purposes; as, the subsoil plow; the draining plow..

Trench :: Trench (v. t.) A long, narrow cut in the earth; a ditch; as, a trench for draining land..

Tile-drain :: Tile-drain (v. t.) To drain by means of tiles; to furnish with a tile drain.

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