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Draw"link` (?), n. Same as Drawbar (b).

Draw"loom` (?), n. 1. A kind of loom used in weaving figured patterns; -- called also drawboy.

2. A species of damask made on the drawloom.

Drawn (?), p. p. & a. See Draw, v. t. & i.

Drawn butter, butter melter and prepared to be used as a sort of gravy. -- Drawn fowl, an eviscerated fowl. -- Drawn game or battle, one in which neither party wins; one equally contested. -- Drawn fox, one driven from cover. Shak. -- Drawn work, ornamental work made by drawing out threads from fine cloth, and uniting the cross threads, to form a pattern.

Draw"net` (?), n. A net for catching the larger sorts of birds; also, a dragnet. Crabb.

Draw"plate` (?), n. A hardened steel plate having a hole, or a gradation of conical holes, through which wires are drawn to be reduced and elongated.

Draw"rod` (?), n. (Railroad) A rod which unites the drawgear at opposite ends of the car, and bears the pull required to draw the train.

Draw"shave` (?), n. See Drawing knife.

Draw"spring` (?), n. (Railroad) The spring to which a drawbar is attached.

Dray (?), n. A squirrel's nest. Cowper.

Dray, n. [AS. dræge a dragnet, fr. dragan. &?;&?;&?;&?;. See Draw, and cf. 2d Drag, 1st Dredge.] 1. A strong low cart or carriage used for heavy burdens. Addison.

2. A kind of sledge or sled. Halliwell.

Dray cart, a dray. -- Dray horse, a heavy, strong horse used in drawing a dray.

Dray"age (?), n. 1. Use of a dray.

2. The charge, or sum paid, for the use of a dray.

Dray"man (?), n.; pl. Draymen (&?;). A man who attends a dray.

Draz"el (?), n. [Cf. Dross, Drossel.] A slut; a vagabond wench. Same as Drossel. [Obs.] Hudibras.

Dread (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dreaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Dreading.] [AS. dr&?;dan, in comp.; akin to OS. drdan, OHG. trtan, both only in comp.] To fear in a great degree; to regard, or look forward to, with terrific apprehension.

When at length the moment dreaded through so many years came close, the dark cloud passed away from Johnson's mind.

Macaulay.

Dread, v. i. To be in dread, or great fear.

Dread not, neither be afraid of them.

Deut. i. 29.

Dread, n. 1. Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.

The secret dread of divine displeasure.

Tillotson.

The dread of something after death.