Meanings
nounto-draw (plural to-draws)
plural to-draws · alternative te-draw · alternative teaa-draa
- Northern EnglandScotlandUKdialectalobsoleteA newsmonger's house; a place or person resorted to by idlers; a hangout.
Origin
- Middle Englishtodrawen“to draw toward, allure”
- Englishto-draw
Partly from Middle English todrawen (“to draw toward, allure”), equivalent to to + draw, and partly from Middle English todrawen (“to draw away, distract, tear apart”), equivalent to to- + draw. More at todraw.
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to-draw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to-draw
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“to-draw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to-draw. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “to-draw,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to-draw.
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