Definition of draining

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Draining (v. t.) The art of carrying off surplus water, as from land..

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Draining :: Draining (v. t.) The art of carrying off surplus water, as from land..
Draining :: Draining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Drai.
Drainage :: Drainage (n.) A draining; a gradual flowing off of any liquid; also, that which flows out of a drain..
Exhaustion :: Exhaustion (n.) The act of draining out or draining off; the act of emptying completely of the contents.
Water Course :: Water course () A natural channel for water; also, a canal for the conveyance of water, especially in draining lands..
Trench :: Trench (v. t.) To cut furrows or ditches in; as, to trench land for the purpose of draining it..
Top-draining :: Top-draining (n.) The act or practice of drining the surface of land.
Well-draining :: Well-draining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Welldrai.
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..
Potting :: Potting (n.) The process of putting sugar in casks for cleansing and draining.
Drain :: Drain (n.) The act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and continuous outflow or withdrawal; as, the drain of specie from a country..
Muscovado :: Muscovado (a.) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, unrefined or raw sugar, obtained from the juice of the sugar cane by evaporating and draining off the molasses. Muscovado sugar contains impurities which render it dark colored and moist..
Pot :: Pot (n.) A perforated cask for draining sugar.
Draintile :: Draintile (n.) A hollow tile used in making drains; -- called also draining tile.
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..
Water Drain :: Water drain () A drain or channel for draining off water.
Trench :: Trench (v. t.) A long, narrow cut in the earth; a ditch; as, a trench for draining land..
Forcer :: Forcer (n.) A small hand pump for sinking pits, draining cellars, etc..
Water Drainage :: Water drainage () The draining off of water.
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