drouth

Definition of Drouth in English :

1. drought, drouth

a prolonged shortage

Example Sentences:
'when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought'

2. drought, drouth

a shortage of rainfall

Example Sentences:
'farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Drouth

noun Scottish

1.

drought

2. Scottish

thirst

noun

Archaic

drought

n.

1. A long period of abnormally low rainfall, especially one that adversely affects growing or living conditions.

2. A prolonged dearth or shortage.