单词 | faggot drain |
释义 | > as lemmasfaggot drain faggot drain n. a drain made by placing faggots (see sense A. 1b) at the bottom of a trench and then covering them with earth. ΚΠ 1802 Commerc. & Agric. Mag. June 416 He contented himself with making a few bush or faggot drains. 1925 Weekly Irish Times 14 Feb. 18/1 Under suitable conditions faggot drains may be expected to last for 20 years or more. 1993 Financial Times 27 Nov. ii. p. xv/8 A system of trenches is the answer to a poorly-drained area, but the cheapest possibility is to trust Hellyer and choose a faggot drain instead. < as lemmas |
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