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drawers - 2 dictionary results

draw⋅er

[drawr for 1, 2; draw-er for 3–6]
–noun
1. a sliding, lidless, horizontal compartment, as in a piece of furniture, that may be drawn out in order to gain access to it.
2. drawers, (used with a plural verb) an undergarment, with legs, that covers the lower part of the body.
3. a person or thing that draws.
4. Finance. a person who draws an order, draft, or bill of exchange.
5. Metalworking. a person who operates a drawbench.
6. a tapster.

Origin:
1300–50, 1580–90 for def. 1, 1560–70 for def. 2; ME; see draw, -er 1
draw·er   (drô'ər)   
n.  
  1. One that draws, especially one that draws an order for the payment of money.
  2. also (drôr) A boxlike compartment in furniture that can be pulled out and pushed in.
  3. drawers (drôrz) Underpants.
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