Definition of draining

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

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Water Drainage :: Water drainage () The draining off of water.
Water Drain :: Water drain () A drain or channel for draining off water.
Well-draining :: Well-draining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Welldrai.
Draining :: Draining (v. t.) The art of carrying off surplus water, as from land..
Top-draining :: Top-draining (n.) The act or practice of drining the surface of land.
Pot :: Pot (n.) A perforated cask for draining sugar.
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..
Trench :: Trench (v. t.) A long, narrow cut in the earth; a ditch; as, a trench for draining land..
Exhaustion :: Exhaustion (n.) The act of draining out or draining off; the act of emptying completely of the contents.
Trench :: Trench (v. t.) To cut furrows or ditches in; as, to trench land for the purpose of draining it..
Water Course :: Water course () A natural channel for water; also, a canal for the conveyance of water, especially in draining lands..
Forcer :: Forcer (n.) A small hand pump for sinking pits, draining cellars, etc..
Draining :: Draining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Drai.
Draintile :: Draintile (n.) A hollow tile used in making drains; -- called also draining tile.
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..
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..
Drainage :: Drainage (n.) A draining; a gradual flowing off of any liquid; also, that which flows out of a drain..
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..
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