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drought noun. .
[Late Old English drugaT, from Germanic base of DRY adjective. Cf. Middle & mod. Low German drogede, Middle & mod. Dutch droogte, from droog dry. For drouth cf. highth HEIGHT noun and see -TH1.]
Dryness, aridity, lack of moisture. arch. & poet. LOE.
Tennyson The burning drouth Of that long desert to the south.
Dry country; a desert. rare. LOE-L17.
(A spell of) continuous dry weather; (a) prolonged absence of rain. ME.
W. Styron What began as a simple dry spell developed into a searing drought. Times In times of drought, many Africans do not survive.
Thirst. arch., poet., & dial. LME.
fig. Absence or shortage of anything necessary or desirable; a prolonged deficiency. E17.
T. Middleton A drouth of virtue, And dearth of all repentence.
droughted adjective affected by drought M20.