to-draw
nounEtymology 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.
1
Northern England, Scotland, UK, Dialectal, Obsolete A resort; refuge; a place of shelter; that which stands one in stead.
2
Northern England, Scotland, UK, Dialectal, Obsolete A newsmonger's house; a place or person resorted to by idlers; a hangout.