The diminutive of a sewer. Callis, Sew. (80,) 100. In modern law, an open ditch or conduit designed to allow the passage of water from one point to another in a certain direction, whether for purposes of drainage, irrigation, or otherwise. Warren v.Ilenly, 31 Iowa. 31; Willis v. State, 27 Neb. 98, 42 N. W. 920.