sewe

n. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] A scarecrow, generally made of feathers tied to a string, hung up to prevent deer from breaking into a place. Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Of American Indian origin. ] (Zool.) A peculiar gregarious burrowing rodent (Haplodon rufus), native of the coast region of the Northwestern United States. It somewhat resembles a muskrat or marmot, but has only a rudimentary tail. Its head is broad, its eyes are small and its fur is brownish above, gray beneath. It constitutes the family Haplodontidae. Called also boomer, showt'l, and mountain beaver. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A British trout usually regarded as a variety (var. Cambricus) of the salmon trout. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who sews, or stitches. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A small tortricid moth whose larva sews together the edges of a leaf by means of silk; as, the apple-leaf sewer (Phoxopteris nubeculana) [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OE. assewer, and asseour, OF. asseour, F. asseoir to seat, to set, L. assidere to sit by; ad + sedere to sit (cf. Sit); or cf. OE. sew pottage, sauce, boiled meat, AS. seáw juice, Skr. su to press out. ] Formerly, an upper servant, or household officer, who set on and removed the dishes at a feast, and who also brought water for the hands of the guests. [ 1913 Webster ]

Then the sewer
Poured water from a great and golden ewer,
That from their hands to a silver caldron ran. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. sewiere, seuwiere, ultimately fr. L. ex out + a derivative of aqua water; cf. OF. essevour a drain, essever, esseuwer, essiaver, to cause to flow, to drain, to flow, LL. exaquatorium a channel through which water runs off. Cf. Ewer, Aquarium. ] A drain or passage to carry off water and filth under ground; a subterraneous channel, particularly in cities. [ 1913 Webster ]