drencher

Meanings

• Noun or Verb

  A person or thing that soaks or drenches something or someone.

  - "The rain was a drencher."
  - "He was a drencher after his swim in the lake."
  - "The drencher soaked the sponge before painting the walls."

• Noun

  A type of fire engine nozzle used to spray water in a fine mist.

  - "The firefighters used the drencher to put out the fire."
  - "The drencher was an essential tool for fighting forest fires."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with drencher
drench , lurch , harness , mirth , mischance , bench , stanch , lance , chance

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Variants

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drench , drenched , drencher , drenchers , drenches , drenching

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Etymology

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The word 'drencher' comes from the Old English word 'drincan', which means 'to drink'. Over time, the word came to mean 'to soak' or 'to drench'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'drencher' was commonly used in the 19th century to describe a heavy rain.

2. The word 'drencher' is also used in the nautical world to describe a type of raincoat.

3. In the game of cricket, a 'drencher' is a large wooden paddle used to clean the cricket pitch.

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Related Concepts

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1. Soaker: A person or thing that soaks or saturates something or someone. Synonym of 'drencher'.

2. Sprinkler: A device used to spray water in a fine mist. Similar to a 'drencher' nozzle used on a fire engine.

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Culture

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The term 'drencher' has been used in various forms of literature and art. For example, in the novel 'David Copperfield' by Charles Dickens, the character Mr. Micawber uses the term 'drencher' to describe a heavy rain. In the painting 'The Washing of the Feet' by Leonardo da Vinci, the Apostle Peter is shown drenching the feet of Jesus with water.

How to Memorize "drencher"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person holding a large umbrella in the rain, getting completely drenched. Imagine the water droplets running down their body and soaking their clothes.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'drencher' with the feeling of being soaked to the skin after a heavy rain or a swim in a lake.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the word 'drencher' as 'Drenches Really Excessive Water'.

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