drainage (age as 1g)

[Eng. drain; -age.] 1. The act of draining or drawing off the superfluous water; the gradual flowing off of superfluous water. 2. The art or science of draining land; as, a per son skilled in drainage . 3. The system of drains, sewers, ., by which any town, land, ., is drained. 4. The mode or system under which any town, land, or district is drained. 5. That which flows or is carried away through drains or natural channels. 6. A district drained by any particular system. drāin'ed, pa.par. or a. [DRAIN, v.] IMG:content-0477.png:[blocks in formation] (1) One who or that which drains. (2) One who constructs or lays out drains for the carrying off of the superfluous water from lands, the drainage of towns, . 2. Fig .: One who or that which exhausts, empties, or draws off gradually. II. Cookery: A plate perforated so as to allow the water, ., from vegetables, ., placed upon it, to escape; a strainer. dram The mode of operation is as follows: the level hav ing been determined, a spot is leveled on the down. hill side for placing the machine. The horizontal axis above is turned by two men at the hand-cranks, rotating the vertical shaft and bevel pinion which turns the larger wheel on the shaft of the auger. When the pod of the auger is full, it is withdrawn by rotating the other handle. If hard stones be encountered, the auger is withdrawn, and a chisel or drill substituted.