What does even-down mean?

even-down

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.63 in modern English

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British usage

adj

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adv

British usage

"... that heaviest rain, in even-down drench, An' scarce a sea itsel', cou'd quench : […]"
"... he returned with the intelligence that it was "an even-down pour!" Old Riddel, somewhat dubious, was led to the door to satisfy himself of the fact."
"THERE had been an even-down-pour of rain in the night, and the school-master's mission looked even less kindly in the drowie day."

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