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drainwork

noun

Etymology

From drain + work.

  1. inherited from *werǵ-✻ — “to make”
  2. inherited from *wérǵom✻ — “work”
  3. inherited from *werką✻ — “work”
  4. inherited from *werk✻
  5. inherited from weorc
  6. inherited from work
  7. compounded as drainwork — “drain + work”

Definitions

  1. The drains of a building etc.

    • Such drainwork should be laid with a compressible layer above and immediately over the pipework[…]

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA