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ˈdrainer

/ ˈdreɪnə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that drains
  2. another name for draining board
  3. a rack near a sink on which washed dishes, etc are placed to drain
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

The pipes leading to and from the drainer should empty into an open sink where it can be seen.

For instance, I want to agree with a drainer to make a trench in my field for a hundred sous.

The sink has a shelf underneath to hold the dishpan and drainer.

Boil them twelve minutes on a drainer in plenty of water, then add salt, and boil five or six minutes longer.

Have a pan for washing and another for rinsing, and a tray for draining if there is no drainer attached to the sink.

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