Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

to-draw

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.81 in modern English

Syllables
to--draw
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A resort; refuge; a place of shelter; that which stands one in stead.

British usage; Obsolete

noun

A newsmonger's house; a place or person resorted to by idlers; a hangout.

British usage; Obsolete

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

to-draws (plural) te-draw (alternative) teaa-draa (alternative)

Questions

What does to-draw mean?
A resort; refuge; a place of shelter; that which stands one in stead.
Where does to-draw come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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