What does even-down mean?
Even-down means (UK, dialect) Of rain: pouring straight down..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(UK, dialect) Of rain: pouring straight down..
... that heaviest rain, in even-down drench, An' scarce a sea itsel', cou'd quench : […]
... he returned with the intelligence that it was "an even-down pour!" Old Riddel, somewhat dubious, was led to the door to satisfy himself of the fact.
THERE had been an even-down-pour of rain in the night, and the school-master's mission looked even less kindly in the drowie day.
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Even-down means (UK, dialect) Of rain: pouring straight down..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
... that heaviest rain, in even-down drench, An' scarce a sea itsel', cou'd quench : […]
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