drainings
|drain-ings|
/ˈdreɪnɪŋz/
(draining)
drawing off liquid
Etymology
'draining' (and its plural 'drainings') ultimately originates from Old French, specifically the verb 'drainer', where the element 'drain-' meant 'to draw off' or 'to remove liquid'.
'drainer' (Old French) passed into Middle English as forms such as 'drainen' or 'drainen' and developed into the modern English verb 'drain' and the noun/participle 'draining'.
Initially it referred specifically to the action 'to draw off or remove liquid'; over time the meaning broadened to include the liquids removed (discharges, effluents) and related senses such as figurative 'draining' (exhausting).
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
plural form of 'draining' — the acts or processes of removing liquid (e.g., emptying, discharging).
The drainings from the old reservoir were carefully monitored during the repair work.
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Noun 2
waste or liquid discharged as a result of draining (the liquids that are drained away).
The factory's drainings contaminated the stream, prompting an immediate cleanup.
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