SEWER Definition & Meaning

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sewer

[ soo-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an artificial conduit, usually underground, for carrying off waste water and refuse, as in a town or city.

verb (used with object)

to provide or equip with sewers:
a tax increase necessary to sewer the neighborhood.

sewer

[ soh-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a person or thing that sews.

sewer

[ soo-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a former household officer or head servant in charge of the service of the table.

sewer

/ ˈ��ːə /

noun

a drain or pipe, esp one that is underground, used to carry away surface water or sewage

verb

tr to provide with sewers

sewer

/ ˈ��əʊə /

noun

a person or thing that sews

sewer

/ ˈ��ːə /

noun

(in medieval England) a servant of high rank in charge of the serving of meals and the seating of guests

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of sewer¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English suer(e) “drainage ditch,” from dialectal Old French se(u)wiere “overflow channel, pond sluice” (compare Old French ess(e)ouer(e) “ditch”), from unrecorded Vulgar Latin ��油�� “drain for carrying water off,” equivalent to Latin ex- “out of, away” + �� “pertaining to water” (feminine singular of ��ܲ� ); -ary ( def ), -er ², sew ²

Origin of sewer²

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English sewer(e), souere, sower; sew ¹, -er ¹

Origin of sewer³

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English sever(e), sewerer “attendant who served or tasted his master's food,” shortened form of Anglo-French asseour “one who sets the table, seater,” equivalent to Old French asse(oir) “to seat” (from Latin ��ŧ�� “to attend upon”) + -our; assiduous, -or ² )

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of sewer¹

C15: from Old French esseveur, from essever to drain, from Vulgar Latin ��油�� (unattested), from Latin ex- ¹+ aqua water

Origin of sewer²

C14: shortened from Anglo-French asseour, from Old French asseoir to cause to sit, from Latin ��ŧ��, from ��ŧ�� to sit

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They have been used to drill the Silvertown Tunnel, Crossrail, the Power Tunnels in north London and the Thames Tideway or super sewer as well as the Channel Tunnel.

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The council last year raised sewer fees for all property owners.

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When the rats come up from the sewers, he said, a tap of the sticks would make them scatter.

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Mr Allen suggested they could be a "series of tunnels under the road", "deep sewers", or "potentially soakways from properties".

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Prof Wallace gets his from a company that specialises in fishing them out of sewers and turning them into biofuels.

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