drew (ew as u) (1)

[Prob. from Icel. drjugr = long, drawn out.] 1. A species of sea-weed, the narrow thong-shaped sea-weed, Fucus lore us. 2. Sea-laces, Fucus (now Chorda ) filum . *drew (ew as û) (2), s. [Etym.doubtful.] A drop. "Of the water I might not taste a drew." Dunbar: Palace of Honor , ii. 41. drew (ew as û), pret. of v. [DRAW.] *drêy, s. [DRAY.] A squirrel's nest. *drib, v. t . & i. [A variant of drip (q. v.).] [DRIBBLE, v.] IMG:content-0525.png:[blocks in formation]