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Soak :: Soak (v. t.) Fig.: To absorb; to drain.

Sipy :: Sipy (a.) Oozy; -- applied to land under cultivation that is not well drained.

Culvert :: Culvert (n.) A transverse drain or waterway of masonry under a road, railroad, canal, etc.; a small bridge..

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

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

Forcer :: Forcer (n.) A small hand pump for sinking pits, draining cellars, etc..

Tunnel :: Tunnel (n. .) An artificial passage or archway for conducting canals or railroads under elevated ground, for the formation of roads under rivers or canals, and the construction of sewers, drains, and the like..

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..

Water Drainage :: Water drainage () The draining off of water.

Delph :: Delph (n.) The drain on the land side of a sea embankment.

Drainage :: Drainage (n.) Area or district drained; as, the drainage of the Po, the Thames, etc..

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

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..

Drained :: Drained (imp. & p. p.) of Drai.

Underdrain :: Underdrain (v. t.) To drain by forming an underdrain or underdrains in; as, to underdrain land..

Seal :: Seal (v. t.) To close by means of a seal; as, to seal a drainpipe with water. See 2d Seal, 5..

Melado :: Melado (n.) A mixture of sugar and molasses; crude sugar as it comes from the pans without being drained.

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

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..

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