to-draw

See also: todraw

English

Alternative forms

• te-draw, teaa-draa

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.

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.
2. (UK obsolete, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A newsmonger's house; a place or person resorted to by idlers; a hangout.

Anagrams

• to-ward, toward