Drought

Drought
Drought Drought (drout), n. [OE. droght, drougth, dru[yogh][eth], AS. druga[eth], from drugian to dry. See {Dry}, and cf. {Drouth}, which shows the original final sound.] 1. Dryness; want of rain or of water; especially, such dryness of the weather as affects the earth, and prevents the growth of plants; aridity. [1913 Webster]

The drought of March hath pierced to the root. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

In a drought the thirsty creatures cry. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

2. Thirst; want of drink. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]

3. Scarcity; lack. [1913 Webster]

A drought of Christian writers caused a dearth of all history. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]


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