To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to cause the exhaustion of. "Fountains drain the water from the ground adjacent." "But it was not alone that the he drained their treasure and hampered their industry."
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"Draining" Quotes from Famous Books — The Boy Scouts Book of Stories • Various — Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 - "Demijohn" to "Destructor" • Various — Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia — Scientific Essays and Lectures • Charles Kingsley — The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. VII. (of 12) • Edmund Burke |
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