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Webster 1913 Edition


Drein

Drein

,
Verb.
I.
To drain.
[Obs.]
Congreve.

Webster 1828 Edition


Drein

DREIN.

[See Drain.]

Definition 2024


drein

drein

English

Noun

drein (plural dreins)

  1. Obsolete form of drain.

Verb

drein (third-person singular simple present dreins, present participle dreining, simple past and past participle dreined)

  1. Obsolete form of drain.
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Breton

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʁɛjn/

Noun

drein f pl

  1. Plural form of draen.

Norman

Etymology

Old French drain, variant of derrain (last).

Pronunciation

Adjective

drein m

  1. (Jersey) last

Derived terms