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sewer

Definition

  • noun: a pipe that is usually underground and that is used to carry off water and sewage
  • noun: a medieval household officer often of high rank in charge of serving the dishes at table and sometimes of seating and tasting
  • synonyms: stitcher, sewster, seamstress

Examples

  • Both of the children were good 'sewers' and cooks.

  • The water ran into the 'sewer'.

  • a 'sewer' pipe

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) # So I'm going down the street... # And I'm trying not to smile... # 'Cause the street is where I'm going... # And the curb is at the side... # By the sewers... # Where the rain goes down... # Like this girl I once knew... # 'Cause the sewers have come over... # And the... (..)
    1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me