"dreen" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dreens [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dreen (plural dreens)
  1. (Appalachia) Alternative form of drain Tags: Appalachia, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: drain
    Sense id: en-dreen-en-noun-COG6cT-y Categories (other): Appalachian English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for dreen meaning in English (1.4kB)

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          "text": "Tony, Pa moved to Mike's Run, it is a little dreen runs into Patterson crick Mr. Cavett will tell you where.",
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          "ref": "2003, Mike Bottini, Trail Guide to the South Fork, Harbor Electronic Publishing, page 30",
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