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Definition of drouth in English: drouthnoundruːθdruθ Scottish dialect 1A drought. the basin has never been dry, even in the terrible drouth of 1930 Example sentencesExamples - The latest of these to hit designer bars is Krusovice, a Czech beer of some note and an extremely welcome antidote to the drouth of Scottish youth.
- Campbell once asserted that, while ‘drouth, hot winds, grasshoppers and so forth’ posed serious challenges, the ‘Greatest hazard’ to the success of his corporation was the ‘human element.’
2mass noun Thirst. particular pubs opened before dawn to kill the drouth of the nightshift
Derivatives adjectiveˈdruːθiˈdruθi Scottish dialect 1Characterized by a drought or lack of rain. August was hot and drouthy 2Thirsty. they were soon packing in the drouthy carters and other serious drinkers
Origin Late Middle English: variant of drought. Definition of drouth in US English: drouthnoundruθdro͞oTH Scottish dialect 1A drought. the basin has never been dry, even in the terrible drouth of 1930 Example sentencesExamples - The latest of these to hit designer bars is Krusovice, a Czech beer of some note and an extremely welcome antidote to the drouth of Scottish youth.
- Campbell once asserted that, while ‘drouth, hot winds, grasshoppers and so forth’ posed serious challenges, the ‘Greatest hazard’ to the success of his corporation was the ‘human element.’
2mass noun Thirst. particular pubs opened before dawn to kill the drouth of the nightshift
Origin Late Middle English: variant of drought. |