sewer (n.)

  1. a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water

    [ Syn: sewerage , cloaca ]

  2. someone who sews; a sewer of fine gowns'

  3. misfortune resulting in lost effort or money; his career was in the gutter; all that work went down the sewer; pensions are in the toilet

    [ Syn: gutter , toilet ]

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