droo* n also drew. Possibly developed from a form of through, with initial dr-. See EDD droo forms in s w cties.
   1 In 'knitting' a fish-net, a certain number of meshes formed in a row.
   T 48-64 Then you'd slip that off o' your card--'twas a bit tedious first until you get three or four drews, they called it, knit up; that was three or four back an' forth--the hundred meshes. Q 73-1 [There are] ninety-eight meshes in a drew. 1986 FELTHAM 94 One of my sisters knit a 'drew' as fast as any male around.
   2 A quantity of dried and salted cod-fish equal to the length of a storage pound.
   T 395-67 [We'd] turn over the fish what was there, turn over one drew, right the length o' that pound; instead of face up, they'd be back up.

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