# to-draw

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A resort; refuge; a place of shelter; that which stands one in stead.
2. A newsmonger's house; a place or person resorted to by idlers; a hangout.

## Etymology
Partly from Middle English todrawen (“to draw toward, allure”), equivalent to to + draw, and partly from Middle English todrawen (“to draw away, distract, tear apart”), equivalent to to- + draw. More at todraw.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/to-draw