drought
noun
a period of dry weather, especially a long one that is injurious to crops.
drouth
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a variation of
drought.
Example Sentences
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Spring broke tardily everywhere in the U. S. Summer was generally satisfactory, in spite of brief searings of drouth in the central plains and musty weather in the south.
From Time Magazine Archive
When a drouth occurred in the Volga in Russia we appropriated money to take care of those there in distress.
From Time Magazine Archive
So far as the drouth regions are concerned," he thundered, "no new principle is presented to the American people.
From Time Magazine Archive
When drouth occurs in the Mississippi Valley we have proposed to make another appropriation.
From Time Magazine Archive
The bad drouth that Bud Searcy predicted had come.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
