to-draw
See also: todraw
English
Alternative forms
- te-draw, teaa-draa
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.
Noun
to-draw (plural to-draws)
- (Britain obsolete, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A resort; refuge; a place of shelter; that which stands one in stead.
- (Britain obsolete, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A newsmonger's house; a place or person resorted to by idlers; a hangout.
Anagrams
- to-ward, toward