"to-draw" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: to-draws [plural]
Etymology: Partly from Middle English todrawen (“to draw toward, allure”), equivalent to to + draw, and partly from Middle English todrawen (“to draw away, distract, tear apart”), equivalent to to- + draw. More at todraw. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|todrawen||to draw toward, allure}} Middle English todrawen (“to draw toward, allure”), {{compound|en|to|draw}} to + draw, {{inh|en|enm|todrawen||to draw away, distract, tear apart}} Middle English todrawen (“to draw away, distract, tear apart”), {{prefix|en|to|draw}} to- + draw, {{m|en|todraw}} todraw Head templates: {{en-noun}} to-draw (plural to-draws)
  1. (UK obsolete, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A resort; refuge; a place of shelter; that which stands one in stead. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-to-draw-en-noun-HUlMB~Gf Categories (other): British English, Northern England English, Scottish English
  2. (UK obsolete, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A newsmonger's house; a place or person resorted to by idlers; a hangout. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-to-draw-en-noun-afjXK4L1 Categories (other): British English, Northern England English, Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: te-draw, teaa-draa

Inflected forms

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