withdraught
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle English wyþdraȝþ, wedraught, etc, equivalent to with- + draught or withdraw + -th.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /wɪðˈdɹɑːft/
- (General American) IPA(key): /wɪθˈdɹæft/
Noun[edit]
withdraught (plural withdraughts)
- (obsolete) Withdrawal [14th–17th c.], particularly:
- (obsolete) A place to withdraw to: a private chamber or retreat. [15th–16th c.]
- (obsolete) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory. [15th–17th c.]
- (obsolete) A sewer or watercourse used for sewerage. [15th–19th c.]
Synonyms[edit]
- (outhouse): See Thesaurus:bathroom
References[edit]
- ^ "withdraught, n." in the Oxford English Dictionary (1928), Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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