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Noun: sewer  soo-u(r)
  1. A waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
    - sewerage, cloaca
     
  2. Misfortune resulting in lost effort or money
    "all that work went down the sewer";
    - gutter, toilet
Noun: sewer[2]  sow-u(r)
  1. Someone who sews
    "a sewer[2] of fine gowns"

Sounds like: sewing, s, sewer or suede, swayed

Derived forms: sewers

Type of: bad luck, drain, drainpipe, ill luck, misfortune, needleworker, tough luck, waste pipe

Part of: sewage system, sewage works, sewer system

Encyclopedia: Sewer

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