(Ang. Sax. drugothe.) Dry weather; want of rain; drought. This is the oldest pronunciation of the word, and is still heard in some parts of England and in Scotland, as well as amongst us.
Great drouths in summer, lasting till the end of August; some gentle showers upon them, and then some dry weather.--Bacon.
As torrents in the drowth of summer fail.--Sandys.
He speaks in his drink, what he thought in his drouth.--Scottish Proverb.