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Drainable :: Drainable (a.) Capable of being drained.

Improvement :: Improvement (n.) Valuable additions or betterments, as buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises..

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..

Draw :: Draw (v. t.) To drain by emptying; to suck dry.

Exhaust :: Exhaust (v. t.) To drain, metaphorically; to use or expend wholly, or till the supply comes to an end; to deprive wholly of strength; to use up; to weary or tire out; to wear out; as, to exhaust one's strength, patience, or resources..

Drainage :: Drainage (n.) The act, process, or means of drawing off the pus or fluids from a wound, abscess, etc..

Barrow :: Barrow (n.) A wicker case, in which salt is put to drain..

Stulp :: Stulm (n.) A shaft or gallery to drain a mine.

Potting :: Potting (n.) The process of putting sugar in casks for cleansing and draining.

Purgery :: Purgery (n.) The part of a sugarhouse where the molasses is drained off from the sugar.

Exhaustible :: Exhaustible (a.) Capable of being exhausted, drained off, or expended..

Pot :: Pot (v. t.) To drain; as, to pot sugar, by taking it from the cooler, and placing it in hogsheads, etc., having perforated heads, through which the molasses drains off..

Drain :: Drain (v. t.) To exhaust of liquid contents by drawing them off; to make gradually dry or empty; to remove surface water, as from streets, by gutters, etc.; to deprive of moisture; hence, to exhaust; to empty of wealth, resources, or the like; as, to drain a country of its specie..

Plumber :: Plumber (n.) One who works in lead; esp., one who furnishes, fits, and repairs lead, iron, or glass pipes, and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage in buildings..

Drainer :: Drainer (n.) One who, or that which, drains..

Dike :: Dike (v. t.) To drain by a dike or ditch.

Underdrain :: Underdrain (n.) An underground drain or trench with openings through which the water may percolate from the soil or ground above.

Drainpipe :: Drainpipe (n.) A pipe used for carrying off surplus water.

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..

Welldrained :: Welldrained (imp. & p. p.) of Welldrai.

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