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Webster 1913 Edition


drawer

draw′er

,
Noun.
1.
One who, or that which, draws
; as:
(a)
One who draws liquor for guests; a waiter in a taproom.
Shak.
(b)
One who delineates or depicts; a draughtsman;
as, a good
drawer
.
(c)
(Law)
One who draws a bill of exchange or order for payment; – the correlative of
drawee
.
2.
That which is drawn
; as:
(a)
A sliding box or receptacle in a case, which is opened by pulling or drawing out, and closed by pushing in.
(b)
pl.
An under-garment worn on the lower limbs.
Chest of drawers
.
See under
Chest
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Drawer

DRAWER

,
Noun.
1.
One who draws or pulls; one who takes water from a well; one who draws liquors from a cask.
2.
That which draws or attracts, or has the power of attraction.
3.
He who draws a bill of exchange or an order for the payment of money.
4.
A sliding box in a case or table, which is drawn at pleasure.
5.
Drawers, in the plural, a close under garment worn on the lower limbs.