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English
Etymology
From in- + draw + -al.
Noun
indrawal
- (now uncommon) The act of drawing in; an indraught.
1869, Richard Doddridge Blackmore, Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor, page 74:This water was of black radiance, as are certain diamonds, […] centred (as it might be) with a bottomless indrawal. With that chill and dread upon me, and the sheer rock all around, and the faint light heaving wavily on the silence of this gulf, I must have lost my wits, and gone to the bottom, if there were any.
1885, Light, page 521:[…] consider that indrawal of consciousness to a deeper subjective degree must needs be retarded by lingering affinities - it may be of affection, or it may be of sense - which detain the spirit, […]
1912, Edwin Ash, Faith and Suggestion: Including an Account of the Remarkable Experiences of Dorothy Kerin, page 133:Our spirits are supported by a perpetual indrawal of this energy, and the vigor of that indrawal is perpetually changing, much as the vigor of our absorption of material nutriment changes from hour to hour.
1916, American Gas-light Journal and Chemical Repertory, page 212:Indrawal of Dust by Burners Eliminated by Running Special Duct Through Building to Convey Fresh Air from the Outside and Coupling Up High Pressure Gas at Various Points Throughout its Length