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to-draw

to-draw noun: a resort; refuge; a place of shelter; that which stands one in stead.

Noun

to-draw (plural to-draws)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, obsolete) A resort; refuge; a place of shelter; that which stands one in stead.
  2. (Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, obsolete) A newsmonger's house; a place or person resorted to by idlers; a hangout.

Forms of to-draw

pluralto-draws
alternative formte-draw
alternative formteaa-draa

Origin of to-draw

Partly from Middle English todrawen (“to draw toward, allure”), equivalent to to + draw, and partly from Middle English todrawen (“to draw away, distract, tear apart”), equivalent to to- + draw. More at todraw.

Questions about to-draw

What does to-draw mean?
To-draw means a resort; refuge; a place of shelter; that which stands one in stead.
What part of speech is to-draw?
To-draw is a noun.
What is the plural of to-draw?
The plural of to-draw is to-draws.

Words near to-draw in the dictionary

  1. to-days
  2. to-do
  3. to-do list
  4. to-do lists
  5. to-dos
  6. to-draw
  7. to-draws
  8. to-fall
  9. to-heap
  10. to-infinitive
  11. to-infinitives

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