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sewer

1. sew.er \'su:-*r, 'su.(-*)r\ n [ME, fr. AF asseour, lit., seater, fr. OF 
   asseoir to seat - more]at ASSIZE : a medieval household officer often of 
   high rank in charge of serving the  dishes at table and sometimes of 
   seating and tasting
2. sew.er \'so-(-*)r\ n : one that sews 
3. sew.er \'su:-*r, 'su.(-*)r\ n [ME, fr. MF esseweur, seweur, fr. essewer 
   to drain, fr. (assu]med) VL exaquare, fr. L ex- + aqua water - more at 
   ISLAND : an artificial usu. subterranean conduit to carry off water and 
   waste mat ter