"common sewer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: common sewers [plural]
Etymology: A punning allusion to shared drains for sewage. Compare drain (“a drink”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|drain||a drink}} drain (“a drink”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} common sewer (plural common sewers)
  1. (UK, slang, archaic) A communal session of drinking alcohol. Tags: UK, archaic, slang
    Sense id: en-common_sewer-en-noun-cKSgOXOJ Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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