drouth

Noun
Synonyms: drought

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a prolonged shortage“when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought”Synonyms: drought
  2. a shortage of rainfall“farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season”Synonyms: drought
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Drouth \Drouth\, n. Same as Drought. --Sandys. [1913 Webster]

Another ill accident is drouth at the spindling of corn. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

One whose drouth [thirst], Yet scarce allayed, still eyes the current stream. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

In the dust and drouth of London life. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]

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