Definitions for: Sewer


[n] a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
[n] someone who sews; "a sewer of fine gowns"



Webster (1913) Definition: Sew"er, n.
1. One who sews, or stitches.

2. (Zo["o]l.) A small tortricid moth whose larva sews
together the edges of a leaf by means of silk; as, the
apple-leaf sewer (Phoxopteris nubeculana)


Sew"er, n. [OF. sewiere, seuwiere, ultimately fr. L. ex
out + a derivative of aqua water; cf. OF. essevour a drain,
essever, esseuwer, essiaver, to cause to flow, to drain, to
flow, LL. exaquatorium a channel through which water runs
off. Cf. Ewer, Aquarium.]
A drain or passage to carry off water and filth under ground;
a subterraneous channel, particularly in cities.


Sew"er, n. [Cf. OE. assewer, and asseour, OF. asseour,
F. asseoir to seat, to set, L. assidere to sit by; ad +
sedere to sit (cf. Sit); or cf. OE. sew pottage, sauce,
boiled meat, AS. se['a]w juice, Skr. su to press out.]
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.

Then the sewer Poured water from a great and golden
ewer, That from their hands to a silver caldron ran.
--Chapman.

Synonyms: cloaca, sewerage

See Also: baster, drain, drainpipe, needleworker, sewage system, sewage works, sewer system, sewing-machine operator, tacker, tucker, waste pipe

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