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/drib/, n.a small or minute quantity; bit.[1720-30; back formation from DRIBLET]
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drib — drib·bler; drib·let; drib; drib·ble; … English syllables
drib — [drib] vi., vt. dribbed, dribbing [< DRIP] Obs. to fall or let fall, in or as if in driblets to fall or let fall, in or as if in driblets dribs and drabs [< N Eng drib, driblet, droplet + drab for drap, dial. form of DROP] small amounts … English World dictionary
Drib — Drib, v. t. & i. (Archery) To shoot (a shaft) so as to pierce on the descent. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Drib — Drib, n. 1. A drop. [Obs.] Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. a small portion or small amount of anything; used mostly in the phrase dribs and drabs. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Drib — Drib, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dribbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dribbing}.] [Cf. {Drip}.] To do by little and little; as: (a) To cut off by a little at a time; to crop. (b) To appropriate unlawfully; to filch; to defalcate. [1913 Webster] He who drives… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drib — drop, c.1730, Scottish, perhaps from DRIBBLE (Cf. dribble) … Etymology dictionary
drib — South African Slang Origin: South African Lebanese slang from the Lebanese word for hit (as in hey ghey ... if you don t stop talking gara, I may have to drib you! ) … English dialects glossary
drib´bler — drib|ble «DRIHB uhl», verb, bled, bling, noun. –v.i. 1. to flow in drops or small amounts; trickle; drip: »That leaky faucet dribbles. 2. to let saliva run from the mouth; drool: »The baby dribbles on his bib … Useful english dictionary
drib|ble — «DRIHB uhl», verb, bled, bling, noun. –v.i. 1. to flow in drops or small amounts; trickle; drip: »That leaky faucet dribbles. 2. to let saliva run from the mouth; drool: »The baby dribbles on his bib … Useful english dictionary
drib|blet — drib|let or drib|blet «DRIHB liht», noun. a small amount: »He paid off his big debt in driblets, a dollar or two a week. ╂[< drib + let] … Useful english dictionary
