: a medieval household officer often of high rank in charge of serving the dishes at table and sometimes of seating and tasting
: an artificial usually subterranean conduit to carry off sewage and sometimes surface water (as from rainfall)
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Noun (2)
a good sewer who designs her own clothing
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
The agreement also stipulated that the TSA covers all utilities for the stadium, including electricity, water, sewer, air conditioning and television and internet access, as well as committing to the expensive security costs at NFL games.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Detours have been posted, and no impacts to water or sewer services have been reported for local businesses.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 12 May 2025
The urban creek is contaminated mainly because of the numerous century-old municipal sewer lines that run under the park.
—ArsTechnica, 12 May 2025
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Noun
Previously, the treatment plant and field forces – the people who deal with the lift stations and sewer lines outside the plant – were separate departments.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
The agreement also stipulated that the TSA covers all utilities for the stadium, including electricity, water, sewer, air conditioning and television and internet access, as well as committing to the expensive security costs at NFL games.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Detours have been posted, and no impacts to water or sewer services have been reported for local businesses.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 12 May 2025
The urban creek is contaminated mainly because of the numerous century-old municipal sewer lines that run under the park.
—ArsTechnica, 12 May 2025
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“Sewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewer. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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