drouth

drouth
noun see drought

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Drouth — Drouth, n. Same as {Drought}. Sandys. [1913 Webster] Another ill accident is drouth at the spindling of corn. Bacon. [1913 Webster] One whose drouth [thirst], Yet scarce allayed, still eyes the current stream. Milton. [1913 Webster] In the dust… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • drouth|y — «DROW thee», adjective, drouth|i|er, drouth|i|est. = droughty. (Cf. ↑droughty) …   Useful english dictionary

  • drouth — [drouth, drout] n. archaic var. of DROUGHT * * * …   Universalium

  • drouth — [drouth, drout] n. archaic var. of DROUGHT …   English World dictionary

  • drouth — n. Sc., Ir., US, & poet. var. of DROUGHT. * * * noun 1. a shortage of rainfall farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season • Syn: ↑drought • Hypernyms: ↑dryness, ↑waterlessness,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • drouth — See drought, drouth …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • drouth — to dry as in fish curing (Scottish dialect from English drought) …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • drouth — I Cleveland Dialect List thirst II North Country (Newcastle) Words thirst, dryness …   English dialects glossary

  • drouth — n. drought …   English contemporary dictionary

  • drouth — [draʊθ] noun dialect or literary form of drought. Derivatives drouthy adjective …   English new terms dictionary

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