Definition of Sewer

Sew´er
n.1.One who sews, or stitches.
2.(Zool.) A small tortricid moth whose larva sews together the edges of a leaf by means of silk; as, the apple-leaf sewer (Phoxopteris nubeculana)
1.A drain or passage to carry off water and filth under ground; a subterraneous channel, particularly in cities.
1.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.


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