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noun
A resort; refuge; a place of shelter; that which stands one in stead.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, obsolete
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noun
A newsmonger's house; a place or person resorted to by idlers; a hangout.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, obsolete
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History
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.
