Lexic.us

Definition of Sewer

1. Noun. A waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water.

2. Noun. Someone who sews. "A sewer of fine gowns"

3. Noun. Misfortune resulting in lost effort or money. "Pensions are in the toilet"

Definition of Sewer

1. n. One who sews, or stitches.

2. n. A drain or passage to carry off water and filth under ground; a subterraneous channel, particularly in cities.

3. n. Formerly, an upper servant, or household officer, who set on and removed the dishes at a feast, and who also brought water for the hands of the guests.

Definition of Sewer

1. Noun. A pipe or system of pipes used to remove human waste and to provide drainage. ¹

2. Noun. (qualifier obsolete except historical) A servant attending at a meal, responsible for seating arrangements, serving dishes etc. ¹

3. Noun. A person who sews. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sewer

1. to clean or maintain sewers (underground conduits for waste) [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Sewer

1. 1. One who sews, or stitches. 2. A small tortricid moth whose larva sews together the edges of a leaf by means of silk; as, the apple-leaf sewer (Phoxopteris nubeculana) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sewer

sewage works sewages sewan sewans sewar sewardite sewars sewed sewed up sewel

sewellel sewellels sewels sewen sewens sewer (current term) sewer gas sewer line sewer main sewer rat

sewer system sewer water sewerage sewerages sewered sewering sewerings sewerless sewerlike sewerman

Literary usage of Sewer

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

1. Annual Report by Indiana State Board of Health (1911)
"84 Indiana Harbor sewer 96 85 Gibson sewer 48 86 , East Chicago sewer IS 87 ... sewer. North Side 18 89 Calumet Ave. sewer, South Side 18 90 Hohman Ave. ..."

2. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1910)
"On the other hand, testimony In behalf of the defendant was Introduced to the effect that the sewer was built in 1873, several years prior to the erection ..."

3. The Engineering Index Annual for by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1911)
"sewers MUNICIPAL A Large Storm sewer Supported on Piers. A reinforced-concerte sewer in Philadelphia is illustrated and the construction described. 1300 w. ..."

4. Materials of Construction by Harry E. Pulver (1922)
"Properties of sewer Pipes. Requisites.—sewer pipes should be of the hub and ... The thickness of the walls of ordinary sewer pipes is less than }-i% of the ..."

5. The Law Reports by James Redfoord Bulwer (1872)
"A sewer authority having made default in providing the necessary sewers for the district, ... 90), made an order, which recited that the sewer authority had ..."

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