dryland
[drahy-land]
- Often drylands. a tract of land having dry, often sandy soil, as on the floor of a valley: Acres of the drylands have been reclaimed by irrigation.
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Mr. Dryland, the curate, had already proposed to Mary, and she had refused him.
The HeroWilliam Somerset Maugham
This morning Mr. Dryland called and asked for a private interview with Mary.
The HeroWilliam Somerset Maugham
In the middle stood the choir, the brass band, and Mr. Dryland.
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Mr. Dryland, from his superior height, beamed down on James.
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Mr. Dryland had wished to compose an ode especially for the occasion.
The HeroWilliam Somerset Maugham