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A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

, or thin piece, of baked clay, used for covering the roofs of buildings, for floors, for drains, and often for ornamental mantel works.

A bend, sag, or partitioned chamber, in a drain, soil pipe, sewer, etc., arranged so that the liquid contents form a seal which prevents passage of air or gas, but permits the flow of liquids.

Molasses; sometimes, specifically, the molasses which drains from the sugar-refining molds, and which is also called sugarhouse molasses.

To cut furrows or ditches in; as, to trench land for the purpose of draining it.

A stylet, usually with a triangular point, used for exploring tissues or for inserting drainage tubes, as in dropsy. [Written also trochar.]

A wooden trough, forming a drain. Raymond.

A small drain. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

round, for the formation of roads under rivers or canals, and the construction of sewers, drains, and the like.

To dig an underground ditches in, so as to drain the surface; to underdrain; as, to underditch a field or a farm.

A natural channel for water; also, a canal for the conveyance of water, especially in draining lands.

A passage for water, such as was usually made in a sea wall, to drain water out of marshes. Burrill.

the opposite sides of which rain waters flow to different streams; a line separating the drainage districts of two streams or coasts; a divide.

A pile of salted fish heaped up to drain.

l, 5 (a), above. -- Well boring, the art or process of boring an artesian well. -- Well drain. (a) A drain or vent for water, somewhat like a well or pit, serving to discharge the water of wet land. (b) A drain conducting to a well or pit. -- Well room. (a) A room where a well or spring is situated; especially, one…

ste; as, the wilds of America; the wilds of Africa. then Libya first, of all her moisture drained, Became a barren waste, a wild of sand. Addison.