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词汇 drouth
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Definition of drouth in English:

drouth

noundruːθdruθ
Scottish dialect
  • 1A drought.

    the basin has never been dry, even in the terrible drouth of 1930
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The latest of these to hit designer bars is Krusovice, a Czech beer of some note and an extremely welcome antidote to the drouth of Scottish youth.
    • Campbell once asserted that, while ‘drouth, hot winds, grasshoppers and so forth’ posed serious challenges, the ‘Greatest hazard’ to the success of his corporation was the ‘human element.’
  • 2mass noun Thirst.

    particular pubs opened before dawn to kill the drouth of the nightshift

Derivatives

  • drouthy

  • adjectiveˈdruːθiˈdruθi
    Scottish dialect
    • 1Characterized by a drought or lack of rain.

      August was hot and drouthy
    • 2Thirsty.

      they were soon packing in the drouthy carters and other serious drinkers

Origin

Late Middle English: variant of drought.

Definition of drouth in US English:

drouth

noundruθdro͞oTH
Scottish dialect
  • 1A drought.

    the basin has never been dry, even in the terrible drouth of 1930
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The latest of these to hit designer bars is Krusovice, a Czech beer of some note and an extremely welcome antidote to the drouth of Scottish youth.
    • Campbell once asserted that, while ‘drouth, hot winds, grasshoppers and so forth’ posed serious challenges, the ‘Greatest hazard’ to the success of his corporation was the ‘human element.’
  • 2mass noun Thirst.

    particular pubs opened before dawn to kill the drouth of the nightshift

Origin

Late Middle English: variant of drought.

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