To-draw

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A resort; refuge; a place of shelter; that which stands one in stead. Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, obsolete
  2. 2
    A newsmonger's house; a place or person resorted to by idlers; a hangout. Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, obsolete

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.

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