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Definition of Draining

1. Adjective. Having a debilitating effect. "An exhausting job in the hot sun"

Definition of Draining

1. vb. n. The art of carrying off surplus water, as from land.

Definition of Draining

1. Verb. (present participle of drain) ¹

2. Adjective. That drains ¹

3. Noun. the practice of exploring drains, tunnels, or sewers ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Draining

1. drain [v] - See also: drain

Medical Definition of Draining

1. Of Drain, The art of carrying off surplus water, as from land. Draining tile. Same as Draintile. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Draining

Literary usage of Draining

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Index of Economic Material in Documents of the States of the United States by Adelaide Rosalia Hasse (1907)
"Rept. of canal bd. on petitions for draining lands betw. ... Rept. on petitions and memorials of sundry citizens of Ulster со. re. draining swamp lands. ..."

2. Journal by New York (State). Legislature. Senate, House of representatives, United States, Congress (1853)
"draining Cayuga marshes, report of select committee, 202 report of committee ordered printed, 202 draining in Manlius, DeWitt and Cicero, bill, 398, ..."

3. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1813)
"An Essay on draining Land, by the Steam Engine ; shew. ferent sized Engines; ... That it may btt very profitably applied in draining land, no doubt can be ..."

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